7.5 cm KwK 40
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7-5-cm-kwk-40-174-359174
title:
7.5 cm KwK 40
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The 7.5 cm KwK 40 was a German 75 mm Second World War era vehicle-mounted gun, used as the primary armament of the German Panzer IV medium tank and the Sturmgeschütz III and Sturmgeschütz IV assault guns which were used as tank destroyers. The design of the KwK 40 was adapted from the similar towed anti-tank gun, the 7.5 cm Pak 40. It replaced the short-barrel 7.5 cm KwK 37 with its 24-calibre close-support gun, providing a huge improvement in firepower for mid-war tank designs. It came in two v
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German tank gun and anti-tank gun
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_KwK_40
date created:
2006-10-26T22:19:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T13:18:48Z
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