3.7 cm KwK 36 | |
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Type | Tank gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Produced | 1930s |
Specifications | |
Shell | 37 × 249 mm. R |
Caliber | 37 mm (1.45 in) |
Carriage | Turret |
Traverse | 360° |
Muzzle velocity | 762 m/s (2,500 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 300 m (328 yds) |
Maximum firing range | 5,484 m (5,997 yds) |
The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/45) was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the main armament of earlier variants of the German SdKfz.141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the Second World War.
It was essentially the 3.7 cm Pak 36 used as a tank gun.
The 3.7 cm KwK 36 used the 37 x 249 mm. R cartridge. Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.
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