5 cm KwK 38

The 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/42) was a German 5 cm cannon used as the main armament of variants of the German SdKfz.141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used in vehicles that saw action in the Second World War. There was no towed anti-tank gun variant.[1]

Ammunition

Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.[2]

PzGr (Armour Piercing)

100 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m
55 mm 46 mm 36 mm 28 mm

PzGr. 39 (Armour-piercing, capped, ballistic cap)

100 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m
60 mm 50 mm 42 mm 32 mm

PzGr. 40 (Armour-piercing, composite, rigid)

100 m 500 m
94 mm 55 mm

Vehicles mounted on

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

References

  1. 1 2 Rottman, Gordon L. (2008). M3 Medium Tank Vs Panzer III: Kasserine Pass 1943. Osprey Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-84603-261-5.
  2. ↑ Ankerstjerne, Christian. "Armor Penetration Table". Panzerworld. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Jentz, Thomas; Doyle, Hilary. Germany's Panther Tank. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 0887408125.
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