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== Description ==
 
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The '''75 mm BK 7.5''' is an German air-mounted cannon armament. An exclusive armament to the {{Specs-Link|hs-129b-3}}, it fire shells similar to that of the tank armament [[PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)|PaK40]], bringing quality anti-tank power from the air against armoured targets.
 
The '''75 mm BK 7.5''' is an German air-mounted cannon armament. An exclusive armament to the {{Specs-Link|hs-129b-3}}, it fire shells similar to that of the tank armament [[PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)|PaK40]], bringing quality anti-tank power from the air against armoured targets.
  
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A large calibre weapon mounted on an aircraft, the 75 mm can deliver a good amount of fire onto target if the plane is flown right for the weapon system to be utilised. The user must be experienced in its usage as its mount design on an aircraft as well as its rather slow rate of fire mean that a user will have one, or maybe two, shot onto target before the plane passes over.
 
A large calibre weapon mounted on an aircraft, the 75 mm can deliver a good amount of fire onto target if the plane is flown right for the weapon system to be utilised. The user must be experienced in its usage as its mount design on an aircraft as well as its rather slow rate of fire mean that a user will have one, or maybe two, shot onto target before the plane passes over.
  
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Revision as of 16:43, 17 March 2021

Description

The 75 mm BK 7.5 is an German air-mounted cannon armament. An exclusive armament to the Hs 129 B-3, it fire shells similar to that of the tank armament PaK40, bringing quality anti-tank power from the air against armoured targets.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

A large calibre weapon mounted on an aircraft, the 75 mm can deliver a good amount of fire onto target if the plane is flown right for the weapon system to be utilised. The user must be experienced in its usage as its mount design on an aircraft as well as its rather slow rate of fire mean that a user will have one, or maybe two, shot onto target before the plane passes over.

Available ammunition

  • Default: APHE
  • Armored targets: HVAP-T
  • Ground targets: HEI-T
Penetration statistics
Belt Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Default 137 135 123 110 98 88
Armored targets 163 159 143 126 110 96
Ground targets 10 10 10 10 10 10
Belt details
Belt Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Default APHE 740 6.8 1.2 14 28.9 48° 63° 71°
Armored targets HVAP-T 919 4.1 N/A N/A N/A 66° 70° 72°
Ground targets HEI-T 700 5.74 0 0.1 680 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable 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

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

Pros:

Cons:

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 aircraft cannons
15 mm  MG 151
20 mm  MG 151 · MG C/30L · MG FF · MG FF/M
27 mm  Mauser BK27
30 mm  Hispano HS 825 · MK 101 · MK 103 · MK 108
37 mm  BK 3.7
50 mm  BK 5 · Mk.214a
75 mm  BK 7.5
  Foreign:
20 mm  Hispano Mk.V (Britain) · M24A1 (USA) · M61A1 (USA) · ShVAK (USSR)
23 mm  GSh-23L (USSR) · NR-23 (USSR) · VYa-23 (USSR)
30 mm  DEFA 552 (France) · GSh-30-1 (USSR) · GSh-30-2K (USSR) · NR-30 (USSR)
37 mm  N-37D (USSR)

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