8,8 cm Kw K 36 (L/56)
By Christian Ankerstjerne
Production Costs
| 8,8 cm Kw K 36 (L/56) |
| Price |
18 000 Reichmark |
| Man-hours |
2500 |
| Production time |
6 months |
| Iron |
5550 kg |
| Chromium |
33 kg |
| Manganese |
40 kg |
| Tin |
0.1 kg |
| Copper |
8.4 kg |
| Aluminium |
0.027 kg |
| Zinc |
2.5 kg |
| Nickel |
11 kg |
| Rubber |
0.07 kg |
| Silver |
1 g |
| 8,8 cm Kw K 36 (L/56) |
| Gun |
| Caliber |
88 mm |
| Barrel length |
4.928 m |
| Barrel length in calibers |
56 |
| Range (max) |
10 500 m |
| Rate of fire |
10 rounds per minute |
| Barrel life |
6000 rounds |
| Mount |
| Maximum elevation |
15° |
| Minimum depression |
-8° |
Armor Penetration
| Round |
Shot type |
Weight (shot) |
Muzzle velocity |
Range |
| 100 m |
500 m |
1000 m |
1500 m |
2000 m |
| Pzgr 39 |
APCBC-HE |
10.20 kg |
773 m/s |
120 mm |
110 mm |
99 mm |
91 mm |
83 mm |
| Pzgr 40 |
APCR |
7.30 kg |
930 m/s |
171 mm |
156 mm |
138 mm |
123 mm |
110 mm |
| Gr 39 Hl |
HEAT |
7.65 kg |
600 m/s |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
Accuracy
| Round |
Range |
| 100 m |
500 m |
1000 m |
1500 m |
2000 m |
2500 m |
3000 m |
| Pzgr 39 |
Training |
100% |
100% |
100% |
98% |
87% |
71% |
53% |
| Action |
100% |
100% |
93% |
74% |
50% |
31% |
19% |
| Pzgr 40 |
Training |
100% |
100% |
99% |
89% |
71% |
55% |
- |
| Action |
100% |
100% |
80% |
52% |
31% |
13% |
- |
| Gr 39 Hl |
Training |
100% |
100% |
94% |
72% |
52% |
- |
- |
| Action |
100% |
98% |
62% |
34% |
20% |
- |
- |
Additional Reading
- 8,8 cm Flak 18, 36, and 37
- Information about the 8,8 cm Flak 18, 36, and 37.
Sources
- JENTZ, Thomas L., DOYLE, Hilary Louis & SARSON, Peter. New Vanguard 5 - Tiger I heavy tank, 1942-45. Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 1993. 48 p. ISBN 1-85532-337-0.
- 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.