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
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the
Second World War
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.
It was essentially the
3.7 cm Pak 36 modified for use in a rotating enclosed turret.
Ammunition
The 3.7 cm KwK 36 used the 37 x 249 mm. R cartridge. Average penetration performance established against rolled homogeneous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.
;PzGr.18 (
Armour-piercing
Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour.
The first, major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the t ...
)
* Weight of projectile:
* Muzzle velocity:
;PzGr.40 (
Armour-piercing composite rigid)
* Weight of projectile:
* Muzzle velocity:
''PzGr.39'' -
Armour-piercing
Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour.
The first, major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the t ...
''Sprgr.Patr.34'' -
High-explosive
Vehicles mounted on
*
Leichttraktor
*
Neubaufahrzeug
*
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III versions A until E (de: Ausfertigung A bis E)
*
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. F (the last 100 ''Ausf. F'' mounted the
5 cm KwK 38 L/42 gun)
*
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. G (the first 50 ''Ausf. G'')
Notes
2. http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/heer/panzer-armaments/3.7-cm-kwk-36.htm
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Tank guns of Germany
World War II artillery of Germany
37 mm artillery
World War II tank guns
Military equipment introduced in the 1930s