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{{Infobox weapon
|name = 7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40
|image = Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien 7,5cm PaK 40.jpg
|image_size = 300
|caption = A Pak 40 75 mm anti-tank gun, displayed in the [[Museum of Military History, Vienna]].
|origin = Nazi Germany
|type = [[Anti-tank warfare|Anti-tank gun]]
<!-- Type selection -->
|is_ranged = yes
|is_artillery = yes
<!-- Service history -->
|service = 1942–1945
|used_by = [[Nazi Germany]]<br />[[Finland]]<br />[[Kingdom of Romania]]<br />[[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Kingdom of Hungary]]<ref>{{cite book |title=A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Ludovika Akadémia és a Testvérintézetek Összefoglalt Története (1830-1945) |volume=II |last=Rada |first=Tibor |year=2001 |publisher=Gálos Nyomdász Kft |location = Budapest |language=hu |isbn=963-85764-3-X |page=1114}}</ref><br />[[Kingdom of Bulgaria]]<br />[[Norway]] (postwar)<br />[[Portugal]] (postwar)
|wars = [[World War II]]<br>[[Vietnam War]]<br>[[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]]
<!-- Production history -->
|designer = [[Rheinmetall|Rheinmetall-Borsig AG]]
|design_date = 1939–1941
|manufacturer = Rheinmetall-Borsig AG
|unit_cost = 2,200 man-hours<br>12,000 [[Reichsmark|RM]]
|production_date = 1942–1945
|number = 23,303<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=7,5 cm Pak 40|url=http://www.panzerworld.com/7-5-cm-pak-40|website=Panzerworld|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>
|variants =
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|weight = {{convert|1425|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br>in action<ref name="auto" />
|length = {{convert|6.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|width = {{convert|2.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
|height = {{convert|1.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
|diameter =
|crew = 6<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Jane's Pocket Book of Towed Artillery|last=Foss|first=Christopher|date=1977 |publisher= 
Collier|page=27|isbn=0020806000|location=New York|oclc=911907988}}</ref>
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|cartridge = [[Glossary of British ordnance terms#Fixed QF|Fixed QF]] 75×714mm R<ref name=":0" />
|caliber = 75 mm (2.95 inch)
|part_length = 46 calibres: {{convert|3.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|barrels =
|action =
|rate = 14 rounds per minute
|velocity =
|range = {{convert|1800|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} direct fire
|max_range = {{convert|7678|m|yd|0|abbr=on}} indirect HE shell
|feed =
|sights =
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|breech = semi-automatic horizontal [[Rifled breech loader#The sliding block|sliding-block]]
|recoil = [[Hydraulic recoil mechanism|Hydro-pneumatic]]<ref name=":0" />
|carriage = [[Gun carriage#Modern gun carriages|Split trail]]
|elevation = −5° to +22°
|traverse = 65°
}}

The '''7.5&nbsp;cm Pak 40''' (''7,5&nbsp;cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40'') was a [[Nazi Germany|German]] 75 millimetre [[Anti-tank warfare#Anti-tank guns|anti-tank gun]] of the [[World War II|Second World War]].

The gun was developed in 1939–1941 and entered service in 1942. With 23,303 examples produced, the Pak 40 formed the backbone of German anti-tank guns for the later part of World War II, mostly in towed form, but also on a number of self propelled artillery such as the ''[[Marder I|Marder]]'' series of ''[[Panzerjäger]]''.

A modified version of the gun designed specifically for vehicle-mounting was the [[7.5 cm KwK 40]], which differed primarily in using more compact ammunition, thereby allowing more rounds to be carried inside the vehicles. The KwK 40 armed many of the German mid-war tank designs such as the [[Panzer IV]], as well as tank destroyer designs, replacing the Pak 40 in the latter role.

The Pak 40 may be referred to as the '''7.5 cm L/46''', referring to its calibre and the barrel's length in calibres. There were two versions of the [[7.5 cm KwK 40|KwK 40]], which would be referred to as the 7.5 cm L/43 or 7.5 cm L/48.

==Development==
Development of the Pak 40 began after reports of new [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] tank designs began to reach Berlin in 1939. The German army was equipped with the [[3.7 cm Pak 36|3.7cm Pak 36]] at the time. A replacement [[5 cm Pak 38]] was still in testing at this point, but it appeared it would not be powerful enough to deal with these newer designs. Contracts were placed with [[Krupp]] and [[Rheinmetall]] to develop what was essentially a 7.5&nbsp;cm version of the Pak 38. However, while the Pak 38 made extensive use of light alloys to reduce overall gun weight, these were now earmarked for aircraft production to supply the ''[[Luftwaffe]]''. As a result, the Pak 40 used steel throughout its construction and was proportionally heavier than the 5&nbsp;cm model. To simplify production, the Pak 38's curved [[gun shield]] was replaced by one using three flat plates.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II |first=Chris |last=Bishop |pages=183–185 |publisher=Sterling Publishing |year=2002}}</ref> A version called the 7.5&nbsp;cm FK 7M59 was proposed towards the end of the war to fill a dual-purpose role of field gun and anti-tank gun. The carriage was modified to provide +35° of elevation which increased maximum range to {{convert|13300|m|yd|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Hogg">{{Cite book|title=German Artillery of World War Two|last=Hogg|first=Ian|date=1997|publisher=Greenhill Books|isbn=1853672610|location=London|pages=43–44|oclc=36705743}}</ref> Another dual purpose variant was the [[7.5 cm FK 7M85]] which used the gun and recoil system of the Pak 40 on the carriage of the [[10.5 cm leFH 18/40|10 cm le FH 18/40]].<ref name="Hogg" />

The project was initially given low priority, but following [[Operation Barbarossa|the invasion of the USSR]] in 1941 and the appearance of heavily armoured Soviet tanks such as the [[T-34]] and [[Kliment Voroshilov tank|KV-1]], it was given an increased priority. The first production guns were delivered in February 1942.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hahn |first1=Fritz |title=Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933 - 1945 |date=1998 |publisher=Bernard und Graefe |location=Bonn |isbn=3-7637-5915-8 |page=102 |edition=3. Aufl., Sonderausg. in einem Bd|lang=de|trans-title=Weapons and Secret Weapons of the German Army 1933–1945}}</ref> In April 1942, the ''Wehrmacht'' had 44 guns in service; by 1943, the Pak 40 formed the bulk of German anti-tank artillery.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

==Operational use==
The Pak 40 was the standard German anti-tank gun until the end of the war, and was supplied by Germany to its allies. Some captured guns were used by the Soviet [[Red Army]].
[[File:Finnish-gun-crew-1942.jpg|thumb|A Finnish army Pak 40 in firing position during the [[Continuation War]]]]
23,303 Pak 40s were produced, and about 3,500 more were used to arm [[tank destroyer]]s. The unit manufacturing cost amounted to 2,200 man-hours at 12,000 [[Reichsmark|RM]]. The usual [[tractor unit|prime movers]] were [[Opel Blitz]] lorry, [[Raupenschlepper Ost]] tracked tractor, [[SdKfz 11]] medium [[halftrack]] and [[SdKfz 251]] armoured [[halftrack]].

A lighter version of the Pak 40 was used as the ''BK 7,5'' automatic "weapon system" in the [[Henschel Hs 129#Hs 129 B-3|Henschel Hs 129B-3]] and the [[Junkers Ju 88#Ju 88P|Junkers Ju 88P-1]] ground attack aircraft. This version of the Pak 40 was the heaviest of the ''Bordkanone'' series of heavy calibre aircraft guns, incorporating a twelve-round magazine. This version of the gun was also intended as a production fitment for a possible [[Heinkel He 177#Experimental weapon loads|He 177A-3/R5]] heavy bomber adaptation late in 1942, originally prototyped in the field with [[BK 5 cannon]]s, themselves adapted from the [[5 cm KwK 39]] tank gun from the [[Panzer III]].

During the second half of World War II, some Romanian anti-tank platoons each had three Pak 40 guns. These were used interchangeably with Romania's own [[75 mm Reșița Model 1943]] anti-tank gun.<ref>Ronald L. Tarnstrom, Trogen Books, 1998, ''Balkan Battles'', p. 407</ref>

==Performance==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-203-1690-25, Albanien, deutsche Geschützstellung.2.jpg|thumb|left|7,5 cm Pak 40 in Albania in 1943]]
The weapon was effective against almost every Allied tank until the end of the war, only struggling to penetrate heavier vehicles like the Russian [[IS tank family|IS tanks]], the American [[M4 Sherman variants|M4A3E2 Sherman 'Jumbo']] assault tank and [[M26 Pershing]]{{Efn|The M26 did not reach the European theatre until January 1945 and only 200 were issued to units.}}, and later variants of the British [[Churchill tank]]. The Pak 40 was much heavier than the Pak 38; its decreased mobility meant that it was difficult or even impossible to move without an [[artillery tractor]] on boggy ground.

The Pak 40 was first used in the USSR where it was needed to combat the newest Soviet tanks. It was designed to fire the same low-capacity [[APCBC]], HE and HL projectiles that had been standardized for use in the long barrelled ''Kampfwagenkanone'' KwK 40 tank-mounted guns of the mid-war and later marks of the [[Panzer IV]] medium tank. In addition, there was an [[Armor-piercing shell#Armor-piercing composite rigid|APCR]] shot (''Panzergranate'' 40) for the Pak 40, a munition which - reliant on supplies of [[tungsten]] - eventually became very scarce.{{efn|One document, "Terminal Ballistics" stipulates production of Panzergranate 40 ceased entirely in 1943.{{cn|date=December 2021}} }} According to the German ''Panzertruppen'' news journal, 5,000 APCR rounds were expected in Dec. 1942 as replenishment for the Winter offensive.<ref>''Nachrichtenblatt zur Panzerbeschusstafel'' 7,5 cm Pak 40 L/46 dated Nov. 1942</ref>

The main differences amongst the rounds fired by 75&nbsp;mm German guns were in the length and shape of the cartridge cases as well as the primers used. The 7.5 cm KwK 40 (75x495mm) used in tanks had a fixed cartridge case twice the length of that used by the [[7.5 cm KwK 37]], the short barrelled 75&nbsp;mm used on earlier tanks, and the 7.5&nbsp;cm Pak 40 cartridge was a third longer than that used by the KwK 40. The Pak 40 used a percussion primer, while the vehicle mounted 75&nbsp;mm guns used electrical primers. Other than minor differences with the projectiles' driving bands, all German 75&nbsp;mm guns used the same 75mm projectiles.

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J16445, Bosnien, Pak im Einatz gegen Partisanen.jpg|thumb|left|German ''[[Panzerjäger]]'' use a Pak 40 against Yugoslav [[partisan (military)|partisan]]s in [[Bosnia]] on 12 January 1944.]]
The longer cartridge case of the Pak 40 allowed a larger charge to be used and a higher velocity for the PzGr 39 [[APCBC|armour-piercing capped ballistic cap]] round to be achieved. The muzzle velocity was about {{convert|790|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} as opposed to {{convert|740|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} for the KwK 40 L/43 and {{convert|750|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} for the L/48. The only 75mm fighting vehicle gun in general use by Germany that possessed a longer barrel than the Pak 40, the [[7.5 cm KwK 42]] on the [[Panther tank]], could achieve a higher muzzle velocity of 935&nbsp;m/s (3,070&nbsp;ft/s) using more propellant in a larger cartridge fixed to it for the KwK 42's use.

For unknown reasons, some 75&nbsp;mm APCBC cartridges appear to have been produced with a charge that gave a muzzle velocity of about {{convert|770|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}. The first documented firing by the US of a Pak 40 recorded an average muzzle velocity of 776&nbsp;m/s for its nine most instrumented firings.<ref>"First Report of Test of a German 75&nbsp;mm Pak 40 Antitank Gun and Seventeenth Report on Ordnance Program No. 5772</ref> Probably{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} because of these results, period intelligence publications ("Handbook on German Military Forces") gave about 770&nbsp;m/s as the Pak 40 APCBC muzzle velocity.{{cn|date=December 2021}} Post-war publications corrected this.<ref>Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 30-4-4, "Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment (U) Vol. 1 Artillery (U) dated August of1955 <!--this document was originally classified --></ref>

German sources differ; the Official Firing Table document for the 75&nbsp;mm KwK 40, StuK 40 and the Pak 40 dated October, 1943, gives 770&nbsp;m/s on one of the APCBC tables.<ref>"Schusstafel für die 7,5cm Kampfwagenkanone 40"</ref>

==General characteristics==
[[Image:Pak40 cfb borden 2006 2.jpg|thumb|A Pak 40 displayed at [[Base Borden Military Museum]], Canada, 2006]]
[[Image:Pak40 helsinki rear.jpg|thumb|Pak 40 seen from the rear]]
*Caliber: 75&nbsp;mm
*Barrel length: L/46
*Rifling: 32 grooves, right-hand increasing twist, 1/24 to 1/18.
*Length with the carriage: {{convert|6.2|m|ftin}}
*Length: {{convert|3.70|m|ftin|1}}
*Width: {{convert|2.0|m|ftin}}
*Height: {{convert|1.25|m|ftin}}
*Weight (combat ready): {{convert|1425|kg|lb|0}}
*Traverse: 65°
*Elevation: -5° to + 22°
*Rate of fire: 14 rounds per minute
*Engagement range: {{convert|1800|m|ft|0}}
*Indirect range: {{convert|7678|m|ft|0}} (HE shell)
*Projectile weight: {{convert|3.18|to|6.8|kg|lboz|1|abbr=on}}

==Ammunition==
;[[Panzergranate 39|Panzergranate 39 (PzGr. 39)]]
An [[armour-piercing, capped, ballistic cap]] (APCBC) projectile with explosive filler and tracer.
*'''Weight of projectile''': {{convert|6.80|kg|lboz|abbr=on}}
*'''Muzzle velocity''': 790&nbsp;m/s

;Panzergranate 40 (PzGr. 40)
An [[armour-piercing, composite rigid]] (APCR) projectile with a sub-calibre [[tungsten]] core.
*'''Weight of projectile''': {{convert|4.05|kg|lboz|abbr=on}}
*'''Muzzle velocity''': 990&nbsp;m/s

;Panzergranate 38 HL/B (PzGr. 38 HL/B)
A [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) projectile with a shaped charge.
*'''Weight of projectile''': 4.57&nbsp;kg
*'''Muzzle velocity''': 450&nbsp;m/s

{|class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Penetration at 30 degrees from vertical<ref name="auto1">''Nachrichtenblatt zur Panzerbeschusstafel 7,5 cm Pak 40 L/46'' dated Nov. 1942</ref>
|-
!
!colspan=4 |Range
|-
!Round
!100 m
!500 m
!1000 m
!1500 m
|-
|PzGr. 39
| 108&nbsp;mm
| 96&nbsp;mm
| 80&nbsp;mm
| 64&nbsp;mm
|-
|PzGr. 40
|143&nbsp;mm
|120&nbsp;mm
|97&nbsp;mm
|77&nbsp;mm
|-
|PzGr. 38 HL/B
| 75&nbsp;mm
| 75&nbsp;mm
| 75&nbsp;mm
| 75&nbsp;mm
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
|+Penetration of armour 90 degrees incidence at 500 m{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}
|-
!Round || Muzzle velocity || Penetration
|-
| Armour-piercing (PzGr. 39) || 792&nbsp;m/s || 132&nbsp;mm
|-
| APCR (PzGr. 40) || 933&nbsp;m/s || 154&nbsp;mm
|-
| HE || 550&nbsp;m/s || n/a
|}

==Post-war use==
After the war, the Pak 40 remained in service in several European armies, including [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albania]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Czechoslovakia]], Finland, Norway, [[Hungarian People's Republic|Hungary]] and [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]]. In 1955, the USSR supplied 33 captured guns to [[Austria]]. They were kept in service into the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rearming Austria: WWII weapons|date=14 June 2015|url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/rearming-austria-wwii-weapons/|website=wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com}}</ref> [[North Vietnam]] also received some during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Armor of the Vietnam War (2) Asian Forces|publisher= Concord Publications|date= 1998|isbn=9789623616225|series= Armor at War 7017|first=Albert|last=Grandolini|page=17}}</ref> Six ex-[[Portuguese Army]] Pak 40s divided into two artillery detachments were stationed in [[Dili]] during the [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sejarah Kavaleri Korps Marinir|publisher= Penerbit Karunia|location= Surabaya|date= 2019|isbn=9789799039972|first=Yosafat Robert|last=Haryadi|language=ID|page=330}}</ref>

==Survivors==
Pak 40s are or have been held in several military museums, outside museums or free entrance open-air fields:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Place
!Location
|-
|{{flag|Australia}} || [[Australian Armour & Artillery Museum]], || [[Cairns, Australia]]
|-
|{{flag|Belgium}} || [[Atlantic Wall Open Air Museum]], [[Raversijde]] || [[Ostend]]
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}} || ''[[Expeditionary Museum|Museu do Exp]]'' || [[Curitiba, Brazil]]
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}} || ''[[Conde de linhares Museum|Museu Conde de linhares]]'' || [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|-
|{{flag|Bulgaria}} || ''[[National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria|National Museum of Military History]]'' || [[Sofia, Bulgaria]]
|-
|{{flag|Bulgaria}} || ''[[Monument to those who fell in the wars]]'' 2 pieces || [[Byala, Bulgaria]]
|-
|{{flag|Canada}} || [[Base Borden Military Museum]] || [[Borden, Ontario]]
|-
|{{flag|Canada}} || [[The Central Museum of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery]] || [[Shilo, Manitoba]]
|-
||{{flag|Denmark}} || [[Danish War Museum]] || [[Copenhagen]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || [[Salpa Line Museum]] || [[Miehikkälä]], [[South Karelia]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}}|| Bunker Museum || [[Virolahti]], [[South Karelia]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || [[Parola Tank Museum]] || [[Parola (Hattula)|Parola]], [[Kanta-Häme]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || Infantry Museum || [[Mikkeli]], [[Southern Savonia]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || Northern Brigade (Pohjan prikaati) memorial area, 2 pieces || [[Oulu]], [[Northern Ostrobothnia]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || Cannons at Torp, museum || [[Ingå]], [[Uusimaa]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} || [[The Artillery Museum of Finland]] || [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Tavastia Proper]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}}|| [[Hanko Front Line Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museot.fi/searchmuseums/index.php?museo_id=21070|title=Museot.fi - Hanko Front Line Museum|work=www.museot.fi}}</ref> || [[Hanko, Finland|Hanko]], [[Uusimaa]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}}|| [[Military Museum of Finland]], [[Suomenlinna]] filial || [[Helsinki]]
|-
|{{flag|France}} || [[Musée Mémorial Bataille de Normandie]] || [[Bayeux]]
|-
|{{flag|France}}|| ''[[Musée des Blindés]] or Association des Amis du Musée des Blindés''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museedesblindes.fr/spip.php?article15&lang=en |title=Le char Hotchkiss H 39 - le musée des blindés |access-date=2012-04-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103111519/http://www.museedesblindes.fr/spip.php?article15&lang=en |archive-date=3 November 2013 }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2012}} || [[Saumur]]
|-
|{{flag|France}} || Centre village || [[Le Dézert]]
|-
|{{flag|Germany}} || ''[[German Tank Museum|Deutsches Panzermuseum]]'' || [[Munster, Lower Saxony|Munster]]
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}}|| [[Atlantikwall-Museum]] || [[Hook of Holland]]
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}} || Centre village green || [[Zandoerle]]
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}} || In front of town hall || [[Valkenburg aan de Geul]]
|-
|{{flag|Romania}} || [[Oarba de Mureș]] heroes monument, 2 pieces in open air || between [[Iernut|Sfântu Gheorghe]] and [[Oarba de Mureș]] villages, on road 120, [[Mureș County]]
|-
|{{flag|Romania}} || [[National Military Museum, Romania]], 1 piece || [[Bucharest]]
|-
|{{flag|Romania}} || Military Museum, 1 piece || [[Dej]]
|-
|{{flag|Serbia}} || [[Belgrade Military Museum]] || [[Belgrade]]
|-
|{{flag|Spain}} || [[Museo de Unidades Acorazadas]], and others || [[El Goloso|El Goloso, Madrid]]
|-
|{{flag|Spain}} || [[Museo Histórico Militar de Canarias]] || [[Centro de Historia y Cultura Militar de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
|-
|{{flag|Spain}} || [[Museo Histórico Militar de Cartagena]] || [[Cartagena, Murcia]]
|-
|{{flag|Syria}} || Military Museum, 2 pieces<ref>{{cite web|url=https://milinme.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/damascus-military-museum-1-the-artillery/|title=Damascus Military Museum (2): The Artillery|date=31 March 2012|website=wordpress.com|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> || [[Damascus]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || [[American Armoured Foundation Tank Museum]] || [[Danville, Virginia]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || [[VFW Lodge]] || [[Claremont, NH]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || [[Academy Square Park]] || [[Seneca Falls, NY]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || Privately owned collection || [[Tooele, Utah]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || [[American Heritage Museum]] || [[Stow, Massachusetts]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || [[VFW]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM41DQ_German_75_CM_PAK_40_Anti_Tank_Gun_Collingswood_NJ|title=German 7.5 CM PAK 40 Anti Tank Gun - Collingswood, NJ - Military Ground Equipment Displays on Waymarking.com|website=www.waymarking.com}}</ref> || [[Collingswood, New Jersey]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|American Legion
|2179 Whiteford Rd [[Whiteford, Maryland]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}} || Privately Owned Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drivetanks.com/big-guns/|title=Big Guns}}</ref> || [[Uvalde, TX]]
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|US Army National Guard armory
|Memorial Parkway [[Utica, NY]]
|-
|{{flag|UK}} || [[Imperial War Museum Duxford]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30025451|title=75cm Pak 40 L60 (ORD 151)|work=Imperial War Museums}}</ref> || [[Duxford]]
|-
|{{flag|Ukraine}} || [[National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War]] || [[Kyiv]]
|-
|{{flag|Vietnam}} || [[Artillery Museum]] || [[Hanoi]]
|}

==See also==
*[[7.5 cm Pak 97/38]] - captured French 75&nbsp;mm anti-tank gun on German carriage
*[[7.5 cm Pak 41]] - 75&nbsp;mm anti-tank gun based on squeeze bore principle
*[[7.5 cm Pak 50]] - A shortened L/30 version of Pak 40
*[[7.5 cm KwK 40]] - German tank gun version of Pak 40
*[[7.5 cm FK 7M85]] - A field gun based on the Pak40

===Weapons of comparable role, performance and era===
*[[3 inch Gun M5]] - American anti-tank gun
*[[75 mm Reșița Model 1943]] - Romanian anti-tank gun
*[[Ordnance QF 17-pounder]] - British 17 pounder
*[[Cannone da 75/32 modello 37]] - Italian 75mm gun

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. ''Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz''. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
*Wolfgang Fleischer. ''Die 7,5-cm Panzerjägerkanone 40'' // Waffen-Arsenal Sonderband S-54. — PODZUN-PALLAS-VERLAG, 1999. — 52 p. — {{ISBN|3-7909-0665-4}}.
*Werner Haupt. ''Panzerabwehrgeschütze 3,7-cm 5,0-cm 7,5-cm 8,8-cm-Pak 1934-1945 (ohne Selbstfahrlafetten)'' // Waffen-Arsenal Band 117, PODZUN-PALLAS-VERLAG. — 1989. — {{ISBN|3-7909-0360-4}}.
*Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. ''Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 {{ISBN|0-385-15090-3}}
*Hogg, Ian V. ''German Artillery of World War Two''. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 {{ISBN|1-85367-480-X}}
*''H.Dv. 481/77 Merkblatt fur die Munition der 7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40 (7,5 cm Pak. 40)'', OKH Berlin 1942.
*''D 393/1 7,5cm Panzerjägerkanone 40.- Heft 1: Beschreibung, Bedienung und Behandlung.'' — OKH / Heereswaffenamt, Berlin 1.Apr.1942.
*''H.Dv. 119/324 – Schußtafel für die 7,5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 40 (7,5 cm Kw.K. 40), 7,5 cm Sturmkanone 40 (7,5 cm Stu.k. 40) und 7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40 (7,5 cm Pak 40) mit Deckblättern 1-17'', Oktober 1943.

==External links==
{{Commons and category|PaK 40|Pak 40}}
*[http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/75mm/index.html Intelligence report on Pak 40 at Lonesentry.com]
*[http://www.panzerworld.com/7-5-cm-pak-40 Technical information at Panzerworld]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090607082154/http://www.modelbooks.republika.pl/apg/apg018.html Model Book German 7,5 cm Anti-tank Gun Pak 40]

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