Description
The 4,2 cm Panzerjägerkanone 41 was a squeeze-bore anti-tank gun, mounted in the gun carriage of the 3,7 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 36. Production started in December 1941 and ended in June 1942, with a total of 308 guns manufactured. Ammunition production ended in August 1943.
Production
Production Statistics
| Month |
Opening Balance |
Wa A |
Fz In |
Losses |
| 1941 |
| November |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
| December |
- |
18 |
- |
- |
| 1942 |
| January |
10 |
34 |
29 |
25 |
| February |
14 |
36 |
34 |
2 |
| March |
46 |
64 |
50 |
2 |
| April |
94 |
59 |
66 |
50 |
| May |
110 |
93 |
103 |
62 |
| June |
151 |
- |
3 |
- |
| July |
154 |
- |
5 |
11 |
| August |
148 |
- |
- |
8 |
| September |
140 |
- |
- |
5 |
| October |
135 |
- |
- |
- |
| November |
135 |
- |
- |
3 |
| December |
132 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1943 |
| January |
132 |
- |
- |
- |
| February |
132 |
- |
- |
39 |
| March |
93 |
- |
- |
18 |
| April |
75 |
- |
- |
7 |
| May |
68 |
- |
- |
20 |
| June |
48 |
- |
- |
2 |
| July |
46 |
- |
- |
1 |
| August |
45 |
- |
- |
- |
| September |
45 |
- |
7 |
4 |
| October |
48 |
- |
- |
1 |
| November |
47 |
No further reports |
| Total |
- |
313 |
297 |
260 |
Production Costs
| 4,2 cm Pak 41 |
| Price |
8000 Reichmark |
| Man-hours |
1800 |
| Production time |
7-9 months |
| Iron |
1012 kg |
| Molybdenum |
0.71 kg |
| Chromium |
0.86 kg |
| Tin |
0.11 kg |
| Copper |
1.12 kg |
| Aluminum |
34.6 kg |
| Lead |
0.11 kg |
| Zinc |
0.16 kg |
| Nickel |
3.4 kg |
| Rubber |
66.3 kg |
| 4,2 cm Pak 41 |
| Gun |
| Caliber |
40.3/29 mm |
| Weight, combat ready |
560 kg |
| Barrel length |
2.25 m |
| Length in calibers |
55.8 |
| Range (max) |
7000 m |
| Rate of fire |
12 rounds per minute |
| Barrel life |
1000 rounds |
| Mount |
| Maximum elevation |
25° |
| Minimum depression |
-8° |
| Traverse |
60° |
Ammunition
| Round |
4,2 cm Pzgr Patr 41 |
4,2 cm Sprgr Patr 41 |
| Shell |
4,2 cm Pzgr 41 |
4,2 cm Sprgr 41 |
| Physical Characteristics |
| Type |
APCNR-T |
HE-T |
| Caliber |
Full shell |
42.1 mm |
| Taper end |
27.5 mm |
| Penetrator |
15 mm |
- |
| Weight |
Round |
1.55 kg |
1.39 kg |
| Shell |
0.36 kg |
0.33 kg |
| Length |
Round |
460.1 mm |
455.3 mm |
| Full shell |
97 mm |
- |
| Penetrator |
58 mm |
- |
| Explosive contents |
Shell |
0 g |
25 g |
| Propellant |
425 g |
309 g og 393 g |
| Performance |
| Muzzle velocity |
1500 m/s |
- |
| Effective range |
800 m |
1000 m |
| Blast radius |
0 m |
8 m |
| Penetration |
100 m |
100 mm |
0 mm |
| 1000 m |
40 mm |
0 mm |
Sources
- Geschoßringbuch Band I. Berlin : WaA, 1939. 111 p. D 460/1+.
- Merkblatt für die Munition der 4,2 cm Panzerjägerkanone 41 (4,2 cm Pak 41). Berlin : Oberkommando des Heeres, 1942. 22 p. H Dv 481/74. NARA T283 R34.
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen- u. Gerätegebiet : Stand: 1.12.1942. Berlin, 1942. 124 p. Der Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres - Stab Rüst IIIc Nr. 3100/42 g.Kdos.. NARA T78 R166.
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres (Waffen und Gerät) : Stand: 1.3.1942. Berlin, 1942. 97 p. Der Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres - Stab Rüst IIc Nr. 550/42 g.Kdos.. NARA T78 R165.
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres (Waffen und Geräte) : Stand: 1.11.1943. Berlin, 1943. 233 p. NARA T78 R167.
- HOGG, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. London : Greenhill Books, 1997. 304 p. ISBN 1-85367-480-X.
- PAWLAS, Karl R. Waffen-Revue W 127 - Datenblätter für Heeres-Waffen, -Fahrzeuge und Gerät. Nurnberg : Publizistisches Archiv für Militär- und Waffenwessen, 1976. 248 p. ISBN 3-88088-213-4.
- von Wedelstaedt. Zusammenstellung der Explosivstoffgewichte für deutsche Munition (zu H. Dv. 450 Rdnr. 46). Berlin : WaA, 1944. 39 p. Merkblatt geheim 28/1.