7.5 Cm Pak 40 - General Characteristics

General Characteristics

  • Caliber: 75 mm
  • Barrel length: L/46
  • Rifling: 32 Grooves, right-hand increasing twist, 1/24 to 1/18.
  • Length with the carriage: 6.2 metres (20.3 ft)
  • Length: 3.45 metres (11.3 ft)
  • Width: 2 metres (6.6 ft)
  • Height: 1.25 metres (4.1 ft)
  • Weight (combat ready): 1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb)
  • Traverse: 65°
  • Elevation: -5° to + 22°
  • Rate of fire: 14 rounds per minute
  • Engagement range: 1,800 metres (5,906 ft)
  • Indirect range: 7,678 metres (25,190 ft) m (HE shell)
  • Projectile weight: 3.18 kilograms (7.0 lb) to 6.8 kilograms (15.0 lb)
Performance
Round Muzzle velocity Penetration of armour
90 degrees incidence at 500 metres (1,640 ft)
Armour piercing 792 m/s (2,598 ft/s) 132 millimetres (5.2 in)
APCR 933 m/s (3,061 ft/s) 154 millimetres (6.1 in)
HE 550 m/s (1,804 ft/s) n/a

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