Eureka XXL A-3524 7,5 cm Pzgr.Patr.39 Kw.K.40/Stu.K.40 L/43 and L/48

Cannon 7.5 cm KwK 40 L / 43 or L / 48 is a German 75mm tank gun from the Second World War. The gun was developed on the basis of the PaK 40 anti-tank gun of the same caliber. It first appeared on the battlefield in 1942. It was the main armament of the Pz.Kpfw tanks. IV from the F2 version, as well as the armored guns and tank destroyers Sturmgeschütz (StuG) III and IV from the F version, where it was mounted under the designation StuK 40. Several types of ammunition were used in this gun. The first was the Panzergranate (PzGr.) 39 KwK 40 which was an APCBC (Armor Piercing, Capped, with Ballistic Cap) missile, i.e. an anti-tank core missile with a ballistic cap. The mass of the shell itself was 6.8 kg, and the initial speed - when firing a 43-caliber (L / 43) cannon - reached 740 m / s. Such a missile could penetrate an armor plate with a slope of 30 degrees and a thickness of 82 mm over a distance of 1000 meters, a thickness of 72 mm at a distance of 1500 meters and 63 mm at a distance of 2000 meters. The second type of cartridge was the PzGr. 40 KwK 40. It was an APCR (Armor Piercing, Composite Rigid) missile, ie it was an anti-tank core missile. In this case - when firing the L / 48 cannon - the initial speed was as high as 930 m / s. This projectile could penetrate an armor plate inclined at an angle of 30 degrees, 97 mm thick from 1000 meters and 77 mm from 1500 meters. .34).