7,5 cm Pak 41
Gun Emplacement
Production
Production Statistics
Month | Opening Balance | Wa AAbbreviation for: Heeres-Waffenamt office of armaments Look up term |
Fz InAbbreviation for: Feldzeuginspektion ordnance inspectorate Look up term |
Losses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1942 | ||||
April | - | 4 | - | - |
May | - | 146 | 141 | - |
June | 141 | - | - | - |
July | 141 | - | - | - |
August | 141 | - | 1 | 3 |
September | 143 | - | - | - |
October | 143 | - | - | - |
November | 143 | - | - | 3 |
December | 140 | - | - | 11 |
1943 | ||||
January | 129 | - | - | 5 |
February | 124 | - | - | 6 |
March | 118 | - | - | 13 |
April | 78 | - | - | - |
May | 78 | - | - | 2 |
June | 76 | - | - | - |
July | 76 | - | - | 5 |
August | 71 | - | - | 27 |
September | 44 | - | - | 3 |
October | 41 | - | - | - |
November | 41 | No further reports | ||
Total | - | 150 | 142 | 78 |
Production Costs
7,5 cm Pak 41 | |
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Price | 15 000 Reichmark |
Man-hours | 2800 |
Production time | 6 months |
Iron | 5900.0 kg |
Tin | 0.5 kg |
Copper | 31.6 kg |
Aluminum | 150.0 kg |
Zinc | 16.6 kg |
Nickel | 27.3 kg |
Technical Information
7,5 cm Pak 41 | |
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Gun | |
Caliber | 75/55 mm |
Weight, combat ready | 1390 kg |
Weight, with transport carriage | 1880 kg |
Barrel length | 4.32 m |
Barrel length in calibers | 57.6 |
Range (max) | 2400 m |
Rate of fire | 12-15 rounds per minute |
Barrel life | 1000 rounds |
Mount | |
Maximum elevation | 18° |
Minimum depression | -10° |
Traverse | 60° |
Armor Penetration
Round | Shot type | Weight (shot) | Muzzle velocity | Range | |||
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100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | ||||
7,5 cm Pzgr. Patr. 41 (HK) | APCNR | 2.6 kg | 1220 m/s | 198 mm | 172 mm | 140 mm | - |
7,5 cm Pzgr. Patr. 41 (W) | APCNR | 2.5 kg | 1230 m/s | 97 mm | 80 mm | 70 mm | 60 mm |
Additional Reading
- 7,5 cm Pak 40
- Information about the 7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40.
Sources
- 12 p. NARA T78 R149.
- Feuerstellung für s.Pak. Wünsdorf : Schule für Schnelle Truppen, 1942. 4 p. Ia Az.: 34/42. NARA T78 R621.
- 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 Geräte) : Stand: 1.11.1943. Berlin, 1943. 233 p. NARA T78 R167.
- 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.