Contents
Production Costs
Technical Information
Performance
Armor Penetration
Accuracy
Ammunition
Additional Reading
Sources
Production Costs
8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 (L/71)
Price
21 000 Reichmark
Man-hours
2800
Production time
6 months
Iron
4421 kg
Molybdenum
8.1 kg
Chromium
48.4 kg
Tungsten
4.85 kg
Tin
0.02 kg
Copper
0.126 kg
Nickel
29.5 kg
Rubber
1.1 kg
8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 (L/71)
Dimensions
Caliber
88 mm
Barrel length
6280 mm
Barrel length in calibers
71.4
Barrel length including muzzle brake
6595 mm
Length of rifled part
5150.5 mm
Length of rifled part in calibers
58.5
Weights
Total weight of gun
2265 kg
Weight of barrel
1155 kg
Weight of muzzle brake
35 kg
Mount and usage
Traverse
360°
Maximum elevation
15°
Minimum depression
8°
Firing mechanism
Electric
Performance
Range (max)
9350 m
Rate of fire
6-10 rounds per minute
Barrel life
1200 rounds
Armor Penetration
Round
Shot type
Weight (shot)
Muzzle velocity
Range
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
8,8 cm Pzgr 39/43
APCBC-HE
10.16 kg
1000 m/s
202 mm
185 mm
165 mm
148 mm
132 mm
8,8 cm Pzgr 40/43
APCR
7.30 kg
1130 m/s
238 mm
217 mm
193 mm
171 mm
153 mm
8,8 cm Gr Patr 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
3500 m
4000 m
Pzgr 39/43[/lang]
Training
100%
100%
100%
95%
85%
74%
61%
51%
42%
Action
100%
100%
85%
61%
43%
30%
23%
17%
13%
Pzgr 40/43[/lang]
Training
100%
100%
100%
97%
89%
78%
66%
-
-
Action
100%
100%
89%
66%
47%
34%
25%
-
-
Ammunition
8,8 cm Pzgr Patr 39/43
8,8 cm Pzgr Patr 40/43
8,8 cm Gr Patr 39 Hl
8,8 cm Sprgr Patr 43
Type
Type
APCBC-HE
APCR
HEAT
HE
Physical Characteristics
Weight, shot
10.16 kg
7.50 kg
7.65 kg
9.40 kg
Weight, round
22.80 kg
19.90 kg
15.35
18.60
Length, round
1125.3 mm
1103.1 mm
1157.4 mm
1167.2 mm
Muzzle velocity
1000 m/s
1130 m/s
600 m/s
750 m/s
Muzzle energy
5080 kJ
4788 kJ
-
Maximum range
-
7400 m
9350 m
Explosive Contents
Weight, shot
64 g
0 g
652 g
1000 g
Weight, propellant
6900 g
7440 g
1720 g
3760 g
Additional Reading
Tiger II
Information about the Tiger II .
8,8 cm Panzerjägerkanone 43 (L/71)
Information about the 8,8 cm Pak 43 (L/71) .
8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 (L/56)
Information about the 8,8 cm Kw K 36 (L/56) .
Sources
JENTZ, Thomas L., DOYLE, Hilary Louis & SARSON, Peter. New Vanguard 1 - King Tiger Heavy Tank, 1942-1945 . Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 1993. 48 p. ISBN 1-85532-282-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.
Wöhlermann. 8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 43 (L/71) : Beschreibung . Berlin : WaA/WaPrüf, 1944. 50 p. D 2061/1. NARA T283 R47.
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