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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:X-ray StuGIIIA StuK37 Cannon Breech.jpg|left|450px|thumb|]]
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the main cannon for the early [[Pz.IV_(Disambiguation)|Pz.IV]] tanks, [[StuG_III_A|StuG III A]] and [[Nb.Fz.|Nb.Fz]] at rank one and the [[Pz.IV_F1|Pz.IV F1]] and [[Pz.III_N|PZ.III N]] and rank two.
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the main cannon for the early [[Pz.IV_(Disambiguation)|Pz.IV]] tanks, [[StuG III A]] and [[Nb.Fz.]] at rank one and the [[Pz.IV F1]] and [[Pz.III N]] and rank two.
  
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The {{PAGENAME}} was a mounted infantry support cannon until it was replaced by the [[KwK_40_(75_mm)|the KwK 40 (75mm)]] later in the war as Soviet armour became much tougher to fight.
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The {{PAGENAME}} was a mounted infantry support cannon until it was replaced by the [[KwK 40 (75 mm)]] later in the war as Soviet armour became much tougher to fight.
  
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Its gun is quite a useful gun, being able to penetrate almost any enemy's armour it's battle rating and features a great combo with a quick ammunition reload.
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This gun is quite useful, being able to penetrate almost any enemy's armour at its battle rating and features a great combo with a quick ammunition reload.
  
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
 
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* {{Specs-Link|germ_nbfz_VI}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_nbfz_VI}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_N}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_N}}
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* {{Specs-Link|it_pzkpfw_III_ausf_N}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_C}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_C}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_E}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_E}}
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Available shells ===
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=== Available ammunition ===
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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| K.Gr.rot Pz. || APCBC ||52||50||45||39||34||30
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| K.Gr.rot Pz. || APCBC || 52 || 50 || 45 || 39 || 34 || 30
 
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| Hl.Gr. 38B || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80  
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| Hl.Gr 38B || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80
 
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| Hl.Gr. 38C || HEAT || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100
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| Hl.Gr 38C || HEAT || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100 || 100
 
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| Sprgr. 34 || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10  
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| Sprgr. 34 || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
 
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| K.Gr.rot Pz. || APCBC || 385 || 6.8 || 1.3 || 15.0 || 80 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| K.Gr.rot Pz. || APCBC || 385 || 6.78 || 1.2 || 14 || 80 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| Hl.Gr. 38B || HEAT || 450 || 4.6 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 872.1 || +0° || 62° || 69° || 73°
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| Hl.Gr 38B || HEAT || 450 || 4.57 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 872.1 || 62° || 69° || 73°
 
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| Hl.Gr. 38C || HEAT || 450 || 4.8 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 875.5 || +0° || 62° || 69° || 73°
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| Hl.Gr 38C || HEAT || 450 || 4.8 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 875.5 || 62° || 69° || 73°
 
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| Sprgr. 34 || HE || 420 || 5.7 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 686 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| Sprgr. 34 || HE || 420 || 5.74 || 0 || 0.1 || 686 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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! Ammunition
 
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| K.Gr.Rot Nb. || 423 || 6.8 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50  
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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* The [[Howitzer_M2_(75_mm)|M2 howitzer (75 mm)]] would be the closest comparison to the '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)''', despite that it is much weaker, receiving much weaker shelles and having a shorter velocity.  
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* The [[Howitzer M2 (75 mm)]] would be the closest comparison to the '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)''', despite that it is much weaker, receiving much weaker shells and having a shorter velocity.
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* [[K51_L/24_(75_mm)|K51 L/24]] has the same stats 
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* [[K51 L/24 (75 mm)]] has the same performance.
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* [[KwK44 L/36.5 (75 mm)]] has the same performance.
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* [[K51_L/24_(75_mm)|K51 L/24 (75 mm)]] has the same stats
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* [[SA35 L/17 (75 mm)]] AP round is much superior to the '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)'''.
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* [[SA35_L/17_(75_mm)|SA35 L/17 (75 mm)]] AP round is much superior to the '''Kwk 37 (75 mm)'''
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* [[APX (75 mm)]] AP round is the same as the [[SA35 L/17 (75 mm)]] but with extra velocity.
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* [[APX_(75_mm)|APX (75 mm)]] AP round is the same as the [[SA35_L/17_(75_mm)|SA35 L/17 (75 mm)]] but with extra velocity
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The {{PAGENAME}} is a low-velocity HEAT launcher, which forces it to only be effective at close range but is compensated with having quick reload and the HEAT having good penetration. The Kwk 37 (75 mm) is made even more effective with the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR, some examples are all BTs, all LVTs, most AA (mainly trucks) and more.
  
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The {{PAGENAME}} is a low-velocity heat launcher that forces its to be effective at close range but is compensated with having quick reload and the Heat
 
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having good penetration, the Kwk 37 (75 mm) is made even more effective with the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped, some examples are all BTs, all LVTs, most AA (mainly trucks) and a few more.
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
 
* Fast reload
 
* Fast reload
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* HEAT has great penetration  
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* HEAT has great penetration
 
* Has the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped
 
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* AP round has low penetration
 
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* Gun velocity is quite low
  
 
== History ==
 
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* [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Pz.IV_(Disambiguation) Pz.IV (Disambiguation)]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Revision as of 12:20, 14 March 2021

Description

File:X-ray StuGIIIA StuK37 Cannon Breech.jpg


The KwK37 (75 mm) is the main cannon for the early Pz.IV tanks, StuG III A and Nb.Fz. at rank one and the Pz.IV F1 and Pz.III N and rank two.

The KwK37 (75 mm) was a mounted infantry support cannon until it was replaced by the KwK 40 (75 mm) later in the war as Soviet armour became much tougher to fight.

This gun is quite useful, being able to penetrate almost any enemy's armour at its battle rating and features a great combo with a quick ammunition reload.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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

Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
K.Gr.rot Pz. APCBC 52 50 45 39 34 30
Hl.Gr 38B HEAT 80 80 80 80 80 80
Hl.Gr 38C HEAT 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sprgr. 34 HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
K.Gr.rot Pz. APCBC 385 6.78 1.2 14 80 48° 63° 71°
Hl.Gr 38B HEAT 450 4.57 0.05 0.1 872.1 62° 69° 73°
Hl.Gr 38C HEAT 450 4.8 0.05 0.1 875.5 62° 69° 73°
Sprgr. 34 HE 420 5.74 0 0.1 686 79° 80° 81°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy time
(s) 		Screen hold time
(s) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
K.Gr.Rot Nb. 423 6.2 13 5 20 50

Comparison with analogues

Usage in battles

The KwK37 (75 mm) is a low-velocity HEAT launcher, which forces it to only be effective at close range but is compensated with having quick reload and the HEAT having good penetration. The Kwk 37 (75 mm) is made even more effective with the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR, some examples are all BTs, all LVTs, most AA (mainly trucks) and more.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Fast reload
  • HEAT has great penetration
  • Has the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped

Cons:

  • AP round has low penetration
  • Gun velocity is quite low

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, 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 the 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)

Italy tank cannons
20 mm  Breda Mod.35 · Fucile Controcarri S Mod.39
25 mm  Oerlikon KBA B02
37 mm  Vickers-Terni 37/40 mod.18
47 mm  47/32 mod.35 · 47/32 mod.39 · 47/40 mod.38
60 mm  Cannone da 60/70 · OTO HVG
75 mm  75/18 mod.34 · 75/32 mod.37 · 75/34 mod.39 · Ansaldo 75 L/34 · OTO 75/43 mod.40
90 mm  90/53 mod.41 · Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 · Cockerill Mk.3
100 mm  Cannone da 100/17 Mod.1914
105 mm  Cannone Ansaldo da 105/25 · OTO Melara 105/52 · OTO Melara 105/55
106 mm  Cannone da 106 s.r.M40A1
120 mm  OTO Breda 120/44 · OTO Melara 120/45
  Foreign:
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
75 mm  KwK37 (Germany) · KwK40 L48 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) · StuK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm  M1 (USA) · QF 17-pounder (Britain)
90 mm  M3 (USA)
105 mm  L7A3 (Germany) · M68 (USA)
155 mm  M126 (USA)
  Hungary
20 mm  Solothurn QF.36M
40 mm  37/42M · MÁVAG 41.M 40/51
75 mm  41.M · 43.M
105 mm  MÁVAG 40/43M
  Foreign:
30 mm  2A72 (USSR) · MK 30-2/ABM (Germany)
88 mm  KwK36 (Germany)
120 mm  Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany)
122 mm  2A31 (USSR)
125 mm  2A46 (USSR)

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