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Revision as of 06:48, 15 July 2016

4.2 cm Pak 41
TypeAnti-tank gun
Place of originNazi Germany
Service history
Used byGermany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Produced1941–42
No. built313
Specifications
Mass642 kg (1,000 lb)
Length235 cm (7 ft 9 in)
Barrel length211.4 cm (6 ft 11 in) L/52

Shell42 × 406 mm. R
Caliber28-42 mm (1.1-1.6 in)
Breechhorizontal sliding block
Carriagesplit trail
Elevation-8° to +25°
Traverse60°
Muzzle velocity1,265 m/s (4,150 ft/s)
Effective firing range1,000 m (1,000 yd)

The 4.2 cm Pak 41 was a light anti-tank gun issued to German airborne units in World War II. This gun was externally similar to the 3.7 cm Pak 36, using a modified version of the latter's carriage, but used the squeeze bore principle (in German called Gerlich after Hermann Gerlich, who developed the principle in the 1920s, reportedly for a hunting rifle) to boost its velocity, and hence armour-piercing ability. The bore had a diameter of 42 mm at the chamber, but tapered down to 28 mm at the muzzle. Production was terminated in May 1942 after the delivery of 136 guns. By November 1944, 41 remained in service.

Specifications

  • Projectile weight: AP 0.336 kg (12 ounces)
Range Penetration at 0 degrees from vertical Penetration at 30 degrees from vertical
Source: Gander&Chamberlain[1] Hogg[2] Gander&Chamberlain[1] Hogg[2]
0 m 124  mm - mm 95 mm - mm
100 m - mm 120 mm - mm 90 mm
250 m 105 mm - mm 83 mm  mm
500 m 87 mm 87 mm 72 mm 72 mm
750m 70 mm - mm 62 mm - mm
1000 m 60 mm 60 mm 53 mm 53 mm

See also

References

  • Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
  • Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X
  1. ^ a b German translation of the book "Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich. An encyclopedic survey" by T. Gander and P. Chamberlain (Jane's Publishers Ltd) from 2005 (ISBN 3-613-02481-2)
  2. ^ a b "German Artillery of World War Two" by Ian V. Hogg, corrected 1997 reprint