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3.7 cm KwK 36

German tank gun

Field	Value
name	3.7 cm KwK 36
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-318-0083-30, Polen, Panzer III mit Panzersoldaten.jpg
caption	Panzer III mounted with the 3.7 cm KwK 36
origin	Nazi Germany
type	Tank gun
<!-- Type selection -->	is_ranged	yes
is_artillery	yes
is_vehicle
used_by	Nazi Germany
wars	World War II
production_date	1930s
variants
crew
cartridge	37 × 249 mm. R
caliber	37 mm (1.45 in)
velocity	762 m/s (2,500 ft/s)
range	300 m (328 yds)
max_range	5,484 m (5,997 yds)
sights
carriage	Turret
traverse	360°

The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/45) was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the main armament of earlier variants of the German Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the Second World War.

It was essentially the 3.7 cm Pak 36 modified for use in a rotating enclosed turret.

Ammunition

The 3.7 cm KwK 36 used the 37 x 249 mm. R cartridge. Average penetration performance established against rolled homogeneous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical.

;PzGr.18 (Armour-piercing)

Weight of projectile: 0.658 kg
Muzzle velocity: 745 m/s

34 mm	29 mm	23 mm	19 mm	--

;PzGr.40 (Armour-piercing composite rigid)

Weight of projectile: 0.368 kg
Muzzle velocity: 1020 m/s

64 mm	31 mm	--	--	--

PzGr.39 - Armour-piercing

Sprgr.Patr.34 - High-explosive

Ammunition type	Muzzle velocity		colspan=10	Penetration	100 m	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	2000 m
Pzgr. APHE	745 m/s	64 mm	52 mm	40 mm	30 mm	23 mm
Pzgr. 40 APCR	1,020 m/s	90 mm	48 mm	22 mm	--	--

Ammunition type	Muzzle velocity		colspan="11"	Penetration	100 m	250 m	500 m	750 m	1000 m	1250 m	1500 m	1750 m	2000 m	2500 m	3000 m
Pzgr. APHE	745 m/s	49 mm	45 mm	40 mm	35 mm	30 mm	27 mm	23 mm	20 mm	18 mm	14 mm	11 mm

Vehicles mounted on

Leichttraktor
Neubaufahrzeug
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III versions A until E (de: Ausfertigung A bis E)
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. F (the last 100 Ausf. F mounted the 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 gun)
Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. G (the first 50 Ausf. G)

Notes

http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/heer/panzer-armaments/3.7-cm-kwk-36.htm

References

"Armor Penetration Table".
(2001). "WWII Ballistics: Armor and Gunnery". Overmatch Press.

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