KwK L/68 (105 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Tiger II (10.5 cm Kw.K)

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.Rot	APCBC	251	248	234	219	205	191
Sprgr. L/4.4	HE	25	25	23	21	20	20
PzGr 40	APCR	304	298	274	248	223	201

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.Rot	APCBC	1,005	15.6	1.2	19	343.2	48°	63°	71°
Sprgr. L/4.4	HE	900	15.1	0.2	0.1	1,550	79°	80°	81°
PzGr 40	APCR	1,150	10.3	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• High penetration
• Impressive post penetration damage
• Great accuracy and flat arc
• Stock APHECBC
• 2-piece ammunition improves survivability

Cons:

• Long reload time
• Hard to come by, it's only available on one tank, which has since been made unavailable
• Few benefits over the KwK 43 and PaK 43

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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