7.5 cm KwK 37
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The 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24) was a German 7.5 cm cannon used primarily as the chief weapon of the German medium tank the SdKfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV. It was used in vehicles that saw action in the Second World War.
[edit] Ammunition
- K.Gr.rot.Pz. (Armour Piercing Capped)
- Gr.38 Hl/A (High Explosive Anti-Tank)
- Gr.38 Hl/B (High Explosive Anti-Tank)
- Gr.38 Hl/C (High Explosive Anti-Tank)
- 7.5cm Sprgr.34 (High Explosive)
[edit] Vehicles mounted on
- SdKfz.141/2 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N
- SdKfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. A
- SdKfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. C
- SdKfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. D
- SdKfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. E
- SdKfz.161 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. F
| 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 97/38 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 41 | 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) | 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 |
