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50MM PAK 38

Germany 1940-1945

     

The Pak 38 was produced because of the imminent obsolescence of the then-common Pak 36. It had greater penetration then the Pak 36, and was able to penetrate Soviet T-34 tanks at very close range, and it could penetrate the KV-1 with APCR rounds (Armor Piercing Composite Ridged has a hard core and soft outer layer, the soft layer piles away on impact, due to the uneven low density of the round penetration drops off very quickly). It was the basis of the Pak 97/38

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