2 cm KwK 30
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The 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 (2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55) was a German 2 cm cannon used primarily as the chief weapon of the German light tank the SdKfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II. It was used in vehicles that saw action in the Spanish Civil War, and the Second World War.
[edit] Ammunition
- PzGr. (Armour Piercing)
- PzGr.40 (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid)
- s.Pz.B.41 (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid)
- 2cm Sprgr. 39 (High Explosive)
[edit] Vehicles mounted on
- SdKfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II
- SdKfz.222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen
- SdKfz.223 Leichter Panzerspähwagen
- SdKfz.231 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
- SdKfz.232 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
| German artillery of World War II |
|---|
| Tank guns |
| 2 cm KwK 30 | 3.7 cm KwK 36 | 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) | 5 cm KwK 38 | 5 cm KwK 39 7.5 cm KwK 37 | 7.5 cm KwK 40 | 7.5 cm KwK 42 | 8.8 cm KwK 36 | 8.8 cm KwK 43 |
| Anti-tank guns |
| 2.8 cm sPzB 41 | 3.7 cm PaK 36 | 4.2 cm PaK 41 | 5 cm PaK 38 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 7.5 cm PaK 41 | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Field, Medium and Heavy guns |
| 7.5 cm Le.IG 18/Le.GebIG 18/IG L/13 | 7.5 cm IG 37 | 10.5 cm leFH 18 | 15 cm sIG 33 | 15 cm sFH 18 |
| Other vehicle mounted |
| 7.5 cm PaK 39 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 42 | 8.8 cm PaK 43/KwK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Anti-aircraft guns |
| 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling | 3.7 cm FlaK 36/37/43 | 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41 | 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40 |
