Panzerabwehrkanone
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Panzerabwehrkanone (abbreviated as Pak), changed to Panzerjägerkanone in 1941, is the German term for anti-tank gun. In the english-speaking countries, however, Pak refers to the fifteen variants of Wehrmacht's anti-tank gun produced before or during World War II. Of these fifteen, PAW 600 and sPzB 41 do not bear the Pak designation in their names.
Overview
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Over the six-year course of World War II the armor of the tanks steadily improved, so the size of the projectile had to increase. A larger projectile required a heavier weapon. All of these guns were meant to be towed. The earlier ones were light enough to be moved by hand over short distances, into and out of their firing positions. Some variants were only used on self-propelled guns.
Variants
| Designation | Produced (year) |
Mass | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 cm Pak 36 | 1928 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 4.7 cm Pak 181(f) | 1937 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Captured French anti-tank gun (47mm SA mle 1937) |
| 5 cm Pak 38 | 1937 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 4.7 cm Pak 38(t) | 1939 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Exclusively mounted on a tank destroyer |
| 2.8 cm sPzB 41 | 1941 | Script error: No such module "convert". | sPzB stands for Script error: No such module "Lang"., literally "heavy anti-tank rifle" |
| 4.2 cm Pak 41 | 1941 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 | 1941 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7.5 cm Pak 40 | 1942 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7.5 cm Pak 41 | 1942 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) | 1942 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Captured Soviet anti-tank gun, modified to suit the needs of the German Army |
| 7.5 cm PaK 39 | 1943 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7.5 cm Pak 42 | 1943 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Mounted on the Jagdpanzer IV and the Panther tank, although, on the latter, it is designated 7.5 cm KwK 42 |
| 8.8 cm Pak 43 | 1943 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 12.8 cm Pak 44 | 1944 | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 8 cm PAW 600 | 1945 | Script error: No such module "convert". | High-pressure combustion chamber, delivered propellant gas to a light-weight barrel. PAW stands for Script error: No such module "Lang"., literally "anti-tank launcher." |
See also
- Pak 57, a Swiss anti-tank gun
- 8.8 cm Flak 36, colloquially known as "eighty-eight," it was the dreaded German tank killer of the World War II.
References
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