Service Data:
In Service: 1936 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built: 20,000
Technical Data:
Type: Panzerabwehrkanone
Calibre: 3.7 cm
Length: 1.665 m
Weight: 432 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydrospring
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: -5° to +25°
Traverse: 60�
Rate of fire: 13 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s
Effective range: 5,484 m
Shell Weight: 0.68 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
3.7 cm PaK 36
3.7 cm KwK
36
Other: Anti-Tank Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 3.7 cm PaK 36 (3.7 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 36) modified
for use on
Panzer III as the
3.7 cm KwK
36. The 3.7 cm PaK 36 was mounted on the following
Sd.Kfz.
251/10 Ausf. A
Sd.Kfz.
251/10 Ausf. B
Sd.Kfz.
251/10 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz.
251/10 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz.
250/10 Alte
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
For a complete list of
sources
