The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (7,5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40) was a German 75 millimetre anti-tank gun of the Second World War.. The gun was developed in 1939–1941 and entered service in 1942. With 23,303 examples produced, the Pak 40 formed the backbone of German anti-tank guns for the later part of World War II, mostly in towed form, but also on a number of self propelled artillery such as the Marder ...

Nov 15, 2017 · The vast majority of PaK 40’s (about 20,000) served within the German military. It saw action first on the Eastern Front, where its high-velocity armor-piercing shells easily penetrated most Soviet armor encountered. By the beginning of 1943, the PaK 40 had become the core of the Wehrmacht anti-tank arm.

Oct 9, 2016 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the PaK 40 (PanzerAbwehrKanone 40) Towed Anti-Tank (AT) Gun including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003

The first guns were delivered in November of 1941. By 1943 the PaK 40 formed the bulk of the German anti-tank artillery. Approximately 23,500 cannons were produced from 1941 through 1945. The PaK 40 weighs 3,150 lbs and is 20.3' in length.

Jan 14, 2016 · The Pak 40 auf Raupenschlepper Ost was a fast conversion of tracked artillery tractors used on the Eastern front into tank hunters.

Feb 2, 2005 · SdKfz 11 or Maultier were authorized towing vehicles for Pak 40 in 3/Panzer Jaeger Abteilung in 1944. Waffen SS still had Pak 40's authorized in PG Btl. Heavy Coys. motorized and armoured.

Feb 14, 2006 · A Pak 40 is longer by a third than a Pak 38 as well as heavier. It would be likely to swing back and forth. Imagine a motorcycle towing a 20 foot landscaping trailer.

Captured vehicles are sometimes pictured towing the PAK 40 such as British Universal Gun Carriers, the French Renault UE and the Soviet Artillery Carrier 630. The PAK 40 in the Lovett Collection is in very good restored condition. It is complete …

Replacing the PaK. 38 in order to defeat the increasingly heavier Allied armor like the Churchill tanks,the PaK. 40 proved to be an effective anti-tank gun that was still small enough to be man handled and concealed in ambush, and big enough to …

7.5 cm PaK-40 anti-tank gun positioned in a street in Italy during World War 2.