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== Description ==
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The '''88 mm PaK43''' is the anti-tank version of the famous [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88 mm KwK43]] cannon. PaK stands for Panzerabwehrkanone, literally "anti-tank cannon".
 
 
 
=== 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_panzerjager_tiger_P_elefant}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|germ_waffentrager_krupp_steyr}}
 
 
 
== General info ==
 
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The 88 mm Pak43 cannon is the anti-tank version of the 88 mm KwK43 tank cannon, it features high velocity rounds, good penetration and post-penetration damage, overall making it a very versatile weapon.
 
 
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>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
 
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| PzGr 40/43 || APCR || 279 || 273 || 252 || 227 || 205 || 185
 
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| Hl.Gr 39 || HEAT || 110 || 110 || 110 || 110 || 110 || 110
 
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| Sprgr.43 || HE || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14
 
|-
 
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="10" | Shell details
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 
! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 
! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
 
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(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°
 
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| Hl.Gr 39 || HEAT || 600 || 7.64 || 0 || 0.3 || 1,100 || 62° || 69° || 73°
 
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| 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 ==
 
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The cannon is mainly used for defensive play, due to the below average reload speed. At most BRs 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 ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
 
 
* Great firepower
 
* Great versatility
 
* High velocity
 
* Ease of use
 
 
 
'''Cons:'''
 
 
 
* Slightly sub-par reload speed
 
 
 
== History ==
 
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== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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* [[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 ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
 
 
{{Germany tank cannons}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Tank cannons]]
 

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