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== Description ==
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The 88mm PaK43 (''Panzerabwehrkanone, literally 'armour defence cannon''') is the anti-tank version of the famous 'long 88', the [[KwK43 (88 mm)|KwK43]].
 
 
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_panther}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerbefelhswagen_jagdpanther}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_nashorn}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_tiger_P_ferdinand}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_waffentrager_krupp_steyr}}
 
 
 
== General info ==
 
The 88mm 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 shells ===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" |Type of
 
warhead
 
! colspan="6" |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
 
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! colspan="10" |Shell details
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" |Type of
 
warhead
 
! rowspan="2" |Velocity
 
(m/s)
 
! rowspan="2" |Projectile
 
Mass (kg)
 
! rowspan="2" |Fuse delay
 
(m)
 
! rowspan="2" |Fuse sensitivity
 
(mm)
 
! rowspan="2" |Explosive Mass
 
(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
! colspan="3" |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 ===
 
The closest American equivalent to this cannon is going to be both the 90mm T15E1-1 cannon found on the Super Pershing, and the 90mm M3 cannon on the T25
 
 
 
For the Russians there really isn't  a suitable equivalent at this BR, since most of the Russians either use their huge 122mm or the medium velocity 85mm
 
 
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
The cannon is mainly going to be used for defensive play, due to the the below average reload speed of a stock crew. At Most of the BR's that you experience 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 TD's that appear in this BR range
 
 
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
 
 
* Great Firepower
 
* Great Versatility
 
* High Velocity
 
* Ease of Use
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
'''Cons:'''
 
 
 
* Slightly Sub-Par reload speed
 
* Limited Traverse ( For Tank Destroyers)
 
* Easy to get Cannon Barreled
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
== History ==
 
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== Media ==
 
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== 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 ==
 
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{{Germany tank cannons}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 

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