Ammunition
- Panzergranate 39/42 (Pzgr. 39/42)
- Type: Armor Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap High Explosive
- Projectile weight: 7.2 kg (16 lb)
- Explosive filler: 18 g of phlegmatized RDX
- Round weight: 14.3 kg (32 lb)
- Round length: 893.2 mm (2 ft 11.17 in)
- Cartridge case length: 640 mm
- Muzzle velocity: 925 m/s
- Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical
100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m |
138 mm | 124 mm | 111 mm | 99 mm | 89 mm |
- Panzergranate 40 (Hk) (Pzgr. 40/42)
- Type: Armor Piercing Composite Rigid (tungsten core)
- Projectile weight: 4.75 kg (10.5 lb)
- Round weight: 11.55 kg (25.5 lb)
- Round length: 875.2 mm
- Cartridge case length: 640 mm
- Muzzle velocity: 1120 m/s
- Average penetration performance established against rolled homogenous steel armor plate laid back at 30° from the vertical
- 100 m (110 yd): 194 mm
- 500 m (550 yd): 174 mm
- 1,000 m (1,100 yd): 149 mm
- 1,500 m (1,600 yd): 127 mm
- 2,000 m (2,200 yd): 106 mm
- Sprenggranate 42 (Sprgr. 42)
- Type: High Explosive
- Projectile weight: 5.74 kg
- Round weight: 11.14 kg
- Round length: 929.2 mm
- Cartridge case length: 640 mm
- Muzzle velocity: 700 m/s
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