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Description
The 75 mm KwK 42 is the main cannon of the Panther tanks. This weapon is the tank armament variant of the similarly named PaK 42 mounted on Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyers.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The KwK 42 gun has shells with high muzzle velocity, but relatively low projectile mass, which along with a long reload makes it more suited to long range engagements.
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 39/42 | APCBC | 191 | 188 | 173 | 156 | 140 | 126 |
| PzGr 40/42 | APCR | 227 | 224 | 204 | 182 | 162 | 145 |
| Sprgr. 42 | HE | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Normalisation at 30° from horizontal |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| PzGr 39/42 | APCBC | 935 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 28.9 | +4.0° | 48° | 63° | 71° |
| PzGr 40/42 | APCR | 1,120 | 4.75 | N/A | N/A | N/A | +1.5° | 66° | 70° | 72° |
| Sprgr. 42 | HE | 700 | 5.74 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 725 | 0.0° | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Comparison with analogues
Usage in battles
With a much higher muzzle velocity compared to the preceding 75 mm cannon, the KwK 42 can penetrate much more armour and fly in a flatter arc to allow for vehicle knock-outs from hundreds of meters away with greater degrees of range-estimating error.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- High velocity
- High accuracy
Cons:
- Low explosive filler in AP rounds
- Long reload
History
With the development of the new Panther tanks, a new gun (the KwK 42) also had to be designed, as the KwK 40 was seen as insufficient to deal with the new generation of Soviet tanks. Shells between these guns were near-identical allowing for easier manufacturing with the only difference being the larger driving band. Of note should be that the PaK 42 is also a tank gun rather than a towed gun as the name would designate it which may or may not have been manufactured.
Media
An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.
See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
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External links
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- encyclopedia page on the weapon;
- other literature.
| Germany tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | KwK 30 L/55 · KwK 38 L/55 · Rh202 |
| 28/20 mm | s.Pz.B.41 |
| 37 mm | KwK 34(t) L/40 · KwK 36 L/45 · KwK 38(t) L/47 |
| 47 mm | Pak(t)(Sf.) |
| 50 mm | KwK 38 L/42 · KwK 39 L/60 · PaK 38 L/60 |
| 57 mm | Bofors L/70 Mk.I |
| 75 mm | K51 L/24 · PaK 39 L/48 · PaK 40/3 L/46 · PaK 42 L/70 · StuK 37 L/24 · StuK 40 (L/43 & L/48) |
| KwK 37 L/24 · KwK 40 (L/43 & L/48) · KwK 42 L/70 · KwK 44 L/70 · KwK 44 L/36 | |
| 76 mm | Pak 36(r) L/48 |
| 88 mm | Flak 41 · KwK 36 L/56 · KwK 43 L/71 · PaK 43 L/71 |
| 90 mm | BK 90 |
| 105 mm | FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 L/52 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · StuH 42 L/28 |
| 120 mm | Rheinmetall L44 |
| 128 mm | KwK 44 L/55 · K.40 · PaK 44 L/55 |
| 150 mm | sIG 33 · StuH 43 L/12 |
| USSR tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | TNSh |
| 30 mm | 2A42 · 2A72 |
| 45 mm | 20-K |
| 57 mm | Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M |
| 73 mm | 2A28 |
| 76 mm | 1902/30 · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5 |
| 85 mm | D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53 |
| 100 mm | 2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 |
| 107 mm | ZIS-6 |
| 115 mm | U-5TS |
| 122 mm | A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S |
| 125 mm | 2A26 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 |
| 130 mm | B-13 · C-70 |
| 152 mm | M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S |
| Foreign: | |
| 75 mm | KwK42 (Germany) |
| 76 mm | M1 (USA) |
| 85 mm | Type-62-85-TC (China) |
| France tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | M693 |
| 25 mm | SA34 L/72 |
| 37 mm | SA18 L/21 · SA38 L/33 |
| 47 mm | SA34 L/30 · SA35 L/32 |
| 75 mm | APX · SA35 L/17 · SA44 · SA49 · SA50 L/57 |
| 90 mm | CN90 F3 · SA45 |
| 100 mm | SA47 L/58 |
| 105 mm | CN-105-F1 · Modele F2 |
| 120 mm | GIAT CN120-25 G1 · GIAT CN120-26 F1 · SA46 |
| 142 mm | ACRA |
| 155 mm | L'Obusier de 155 Modèle 1950 |
| Foreign: | |
| 15 mm | MG 151 (Germany) |
| 20 mm | MG 151 (Germany) |
| 75 mm | KwK42 (Germany) · M3 (USA) |
| 76 mm | M7 (USA) |
