| 3.7 cm KwK 36 | |
| Origin: | Nazi Germany |
| Type: | Tank gun |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Is Artillery: | yes |
| Used By: | Nazi Germany |
| Wars: | World War II |
| Production Date: | 1930s |
| 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) |
| 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 used as a tank gun.
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.[1]
| 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | |
| 34 mm | 29 mm | 23 mm | 19 mm | -- |
| 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | |
| 64 mm | 31 mm | -- | -- | -- |
PzGr.39 - Armour-piercing
Sprgr.Patr.34 - High-explosive
| Muzzle velocity | Penetration | |||||||||
| 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pzgr. APHE | 745 m/s | |||||||||
| Pzgr. 40 APCR | 1,020 m/s | -- | -- | |||||||
| +Revised penetration statistics due to HE burster size, projectile weight, and possible decreases of early war metal quality. | |||||||||||||
| Ammunition type | Muzzle velocity | Penetration | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 1000 m | 1250 m | 1500 m | 1750 m | 2000 m | 2500 m | ||||
| Pzgr. APHE | 745 m/s | ||||||||||||
2. http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/heer/panzer-armaments/3.7-cm-kwk-36.htm