Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Kampfwagenkanone / Sturmkanone
Calibre: 7.5 cm
Length: 5.250 m
Weight: 1,000 kg
Breech: semi-automatic sliding block, electrically
fired
Recoil:
Carriage: turret
Elevation: -8° to +18°
Panther
I Ausf. A
Traverse: 360�
Sight: TZF12, TZF12a, TZF13, SfiZF, WZF2/2
Ammunition: Pzgr.39/42 Pzgr.40/42
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 925 m/s Pzgr.39/42
Effective range: 10 km
Shell Weight: 14.3 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
7.5 cm KwK 42
7.5 cm Pak 42
Other: Panzer Armaments
Articles:
History:
The 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 or (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 42 L/70)
was designed by
Rheinmetall-Borsig.
And was the main armamemet for
Panther I Ausf. A
Panther I Ausf. D
Panther nA Ausf.
F
Panther I Ausf. G
Artillerie
Panzerbeobachtungwagen V Panther I
Panzerbefehlswagen
mit 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 Panther I
VK3601(H)
Panzer VI
When mounted on a tank destroyer it was designated as the
7.5 cm Pak 42 L/70 or (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 42 L/70)
And was the main armamemet for
Jagdpanzer 38D
Vollkettenaufklarer
38D
The 7.5 cm StuK 42 L/70 or (7.5 cm Sturmkanone 42 L/70) And
was the main armamemet for
Panzer
IV /70 A
Panzer
IV /70(V)
The 7.5 cm KwK 42 had an extremely high muzzle velocity, which
allowed for exceptional accuracy and penetration of armour
plate, The 7.5 cm KwK 42 was even more powerful than the main
armament of the infamous Tiger tank
8.8
cm KwK 36. However due to the increased muzzle velocity,
a new armour piercing shell was designed. The main ammunition
round used was the Panzergranate 39/42 which could penetrate
up to 138 mm of armour plate at a range of 100 metres and
124 mm at a range of 500 metres
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
For a complete list of
sources
