Panzerabwehrkanone 40 Pak 40 7.5 cm
This iconic and instantly recognisable anti-tank gun of Germany in the Second World War was a mainstay of Panzer Aufklärungsabteilung (Reconnaissance units ). In the classic Typ 44 Panzer-Division Gliederung of 1944 these anti-tank guns were located in the 5th Heavy (support) Company (5./AufkAbt.), which was generally made up of Sd.Kfz. 251 Schützenpanzerwagen. These weapons…
8.8 cm Pak 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43)
The Pak 43, also known as the Panzerabwehrkanone 43 and Panzerjägerkanone 43, was an 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Germany’s Krupp in a contest with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun, used throughout World War II. It stood as the Wehrmacht’s most formidable anti-tank weapon deployed in considerable quantities and was adapted…