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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
Notable equivalents include the Russian D50 and D10S cannons found at this Br range with similar damage, penetration and reload speed.
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* Great Firepower
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* Great firepower
* Great Versatility
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* Great versatility
* Great Velocity
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* High velocity
* Ease of Use
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* Ease of use
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Slightly sub-par reload speed
 
* Slightly sub-par reload speed
 
[[File:Screenshot (93).png|alt=Cannon Barrel Length of Tiger 1|thumb|Cannon Barrel Length of Tiger 1]]
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
[[File:Screenshot (94).png|alt=Cannon Barrel Length of the Tiger II|thumb|Cannon Barrel Length of the Tiger II]]
 
 
''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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 
''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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92db-SF8KpY Gaijinn's Official Video on German Tank Destroyers
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''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsCIbQ6TKIQ Oxy's Video on Rank III German Tanks (Nashorn at 8:43)
 
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHXnRCjJI6g Oxy's Video on Rank IV German Tanks
 
 
 
Timestamps For Weapons Equipped with Pak43: IV Rank
 
 
 
0:41- Waffenträger
 
[[File:Screenshot (95).png|alt=Cannon Barrel Length of the Pak43|thumb|Cannon Barrel Length of the Pak43]]
 
28:42 - Jagdpanther
 
 
 
32:15 - Ferdinand
 
 
 
42:29 - Bfw.Jagdpanther
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
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* T15E1 (90 mm)
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* T15E2 (90 mm)
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* T54 (90 mm)
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* Flak 41 (88 mm)
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* KwK43 (88 mm)
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* D-58 (85 mm)
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* D-70 (85 mm)
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
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Revision as of 07:50, 8 September 2021

Description

The 88 mm PaK43 (Panzerabwehrkanone, literally "armour defence cannon") is the anti-tank version of the famous 'long 88', the KwK43.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The 88 mm Pak43 cannon is the anti-tank version of the other Long 88 guns, it features high velocity rounds, good penetration and post penetration damage, overall making it a very versatile weapon.

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 39/43 APCBC 237 234 222 207 194 181
PzGr 40/43 APCR 279 273 252 227 205 185
Hl.Gr 39 HEAT 110 110 110 110 110 110
Sprgr.43 HE 14 14 14 14 14 14
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 39/43 APCBC 1,000 10.16 1.2 14 108.8 48° 63° 71°
PzGr 40/43 APCR 1,130 7.3 N/A N/A N/A 66° 70° 72°
Hl.Gr 39 HEAT 600 7.64 0 0.3 1,100 62° 69° 73°
Sprgr.43 HE 820 9.4 0 0.1 1,000 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

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

Usage in battles

The cannon is mainly used for defensive play, due to the the below average reload speed. At most BRs that it is found, it can punch through everything you encounter. Notable exceptions are the hull of the Super Pershing and T25, along with some of the hulls of Russian TDs that appear in this BR range.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Great firepower
  • Great versatility
  • High velocity
  • Ease of use

Cons:

  • Slightly sub-par reload speed

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. -->
  • T15E1 (90 mm)
  • T15E2 (90 mm)
  • T54 (90 mm)
  • Flak 41 (88 mm)
  • KwK43 (88 mm)
  • D-58 (85 mm)
  • D-70 (85 mm)

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • 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 · 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)