Pak 40

Our PaK 40 is a totally original German WW2 item and will normally be towed into battles by the half-track where it will be unlimbered andfired. Like the half-track, the group recently purchased this fine example from Bob Fleming The 7.5 cm PaK 40 (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40) was a German 7.5 cm anti-tank gun developed in 1939-1941 by Rheinmetall and used during the Second World War. Development of the PaK 40 began in 1939 with development contracts being placed withKrupp and Rheinmetall to develop a 7.5 cm anti-tank gun. Priority of the project was initially low, but Operation Barbarossa in 1941 and the appearance of heavily armoured Russian tanks like the KV-1, increased the priority. The first guns were delivered in November 1941. By 1943, PaK 40 formed the bulk of the German anti-tank artillery. The PaK 40 was the standard German anti-tank gun until the end of the war, and was supplied by Germany to its allies. Some captured pieces were used by the Red Army.

Calibre: 75 mm L/46 Rifling: 32 Grooves, right-hand increasing twist, 1/24 to 1/18. Length with the carriage: 6.20 m Length: 3.45 m Width: 2.00 m Height: 1.25 m Weight (combat ready): 1,425 kg. Traverse: 65° Elevation: -5° to + 22° Rate of fire: 14 rounds per minute Muzzle velocity: 933 m/s (Tungsten cored round) 792 m/s (Standard armour piercing) 548 m/s (HE) Engagement range: 1,800 m Indirect range: 7678 m (HE shell) Projectile weight: 3.18 to 6.8 kg Armour penetration (at 0 degrees) at 500 m: 132 mm (Standard armour piercing) 154 mm (Tungsten cored round)