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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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''The Kwk 44 is a superheavy tank version of the superheavy antitank gun [[PaK 44 (128 mm)]]''. It fires a 28kg projectile at 880m/s
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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* [[PaK 44 (128 mm)]]
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* High muzzle velocity
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* High shell weigth
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* High penetration
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* Slow reload
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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''Historicly the 128mm was in use by the navy as a medium destroyer gun and with the air defence as a static defecife weapon to protect the german skies. The gun was inspired by the russian heavy artillery gun [[D-25T (122 mm)]] (tank version) but with the intraduction of such tanks as IS and IS2 it was in the eyes of high command that a heavy anti tank gun was needed to figth against this new generation of soviet tanks rather than the original dual purpose howitser gun. as thus the pak 44 and the tank version KwK 44 were devloped. the gun could double as an artillery piece by the use of less charges giving the shells curvature. As of the end of the war total of 51 pieces were produced.''
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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== External links ==
 
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Revision as of 10:32, 9 August 2019

Description

The Kwk 44 is a superheavy tank version of the superheavy antitank gun PaK 44 (128 mm). It fires a 28kg projectile at 880m/s

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available shells

Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).

Comparison with analogues

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

  • High muzzle velocity
  • High shell weigth
  • High penetration

Cons:

  • Slow reload
  • Sluggish gun movement

History

Historicly the 128mm was in use by the navy as a medium destroyer gun and with the air defence as a static defecife weapon to protect the german skies. The gun was inspired by the russian heavy artillery gun D-25T (122 mm) (tank version) but with the intraduction of such tanks as IS and IS2 it was in the eyes of high command that a heavy anti tank gun was needed to figth against this new generation of soviet tanks rather than the original dual purpose howitser gun. as thus the pak 44 and the tank version KwK 44 were devloped. the gun could double as an artillery piece by the use of less charges giving the shells curvature. As of the end of the war total of 51 pieces were produced.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on weapon;
  • other literature.


Germany tank cannons
20 mm  KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202
28/20 mm  s.Pz.B.41
30 mm  MK 30-2/ABM
37 mm  KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45
47 mm  Pak.(t)(Sf.)
50 mm  KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38
57 mm  Bofors L/70 Mk.1
75 mm  K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48
76 mm  PaK36 (r)
88 mm  Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43
90 mm  BK90
105 mm  CN105-57 · Cockerill HP · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42
120 mm  Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1
128 mm  K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44
150 mm  s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12
380 mm  RW61
  Foreign:
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · HSS 831L (Britain)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain)
73 mm  2A28 (USSR)
75 mm  M3 (USA)
76 mm  F-32 (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M32 (USA)
90 mm  M36 (USA) · M41 (USA)
105 mm  GT-3 (South Africa)
125 mm  2A46 (USSR)
152 mm  M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA)
155 mm  M126 (USA)

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