7.5 Cm Kw K 42 - Ammunition

Ammunition

Panzergranate 39/42 (Pzgr. 39/42)
  • Type: Armor Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap High Explosive
  • Projectile weight: 7.2 kg (16 lb)
  • Explosive filler: 18 g of phlegmatized RDX
  • Round weight: 14.3 kg (32 lb)
  • Round length: 893.2 mm (2 ft 11.17 in)
  • Cartridge case length: 640 mm
  • Muzzle velocity: 925 m/s
  • Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical
100 m 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 2000 m
138 mm 124 mm 111 mm 99 mm 89 mm
Panzergranate 40 (Hk) (Pzgr. 40/42)
  • Type: Armor Piercing Composite Rigid (tungsten core)
  • Projectile weight: 4.75 kg (10.5 lb)
  • Round weight: 11.55 kg (25.5 lb)
  • Round length: 875.2 mm
  • Cartridge case length: 640 mm
  • Muzzle velocity: 1120 m/s
  • Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical
    • 100 m (110 yd): 194 mm
    • 500 m (550 yd): 174 mm
    • 1,000 m (1,100 yd): 149 mm
    • 1,500 m (1,600 yd): 127 mm
      • 2,000 m (2,200 yd): 106 mm
Sprenggranate 42 (Sprgr. 42)
  • Type: High Explosive
  • Projectile weight: 5.74 kg
  • Round weight: 11.14 kg
  • Round length: 929.2 mm
  • Cartridge case length: 640 mm
  • Muzzle velocity: 700 m/s

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