7.5 Cm Kw K 37

7.5 Cm Kw K 37

The 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24) was a German 75 mm tank gun used during World War II, primarily as the chief weapon of the Panzer IV tank.

It was designed as a weapon for use against fortifications (hence the relatively short barrel) and was effective against the early tanks of the war. Starting from March 1942, the newly deployed variants of Panzer IV had the gun replaced with the new longer barreled 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48. Older guns were reused for the remainder of the war, and were used to arm Panzer III tanks and infantry support halftracks.