PaK L/45 (37 mm)

Description

The 37 mm PaK L/45 is a German anti-tank cannon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Sd.Kfz.251/10

General info

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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
PzGr	APHE	47	44	31	21	14	9
PzGr 40	APCR	86	77	47	26	14	8

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%
PzGr	APHE	745	0.69	1.2	9	22.1	47°	60°	65°
PzGr 40	APCR	1,020	0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	66°	70°	72°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Very short reload time
• APCR shot with great penetration at short range

Cons:

• Low explosive filler
• Little post-penetration damage with the APCR shot
• High penetration drop-off with APCR past 500 m

History

Serving as the first dedicated anti-tank guns of Germany, the 3.7cm PaK36 served from 1936 to the end of the war. Phasing out began in 1940 due to its insufficient armour penetration, being replaced from frontal units with the PaK38 (50 mm) and later in 1941 with the PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm). Production ended in 1942 with 20,000 produced, the remaining would go on to be given to German allies, mounted on half-tracks, and serving as secondary line guns until the end of the war.

Media

3.7cm PAK - Germany's Basic WWII Antitank Gun - Forgotten Weapons

Pak 36: The most effective Doorknocker - Military History Visualized

See also

• M3 (37 mm)
• QF 2-pounder (40 mm)
• 20-K (45 mm)

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