7.5 cm Pak 40

The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (full name "7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40") was a German anti-tank gun developed in 1939-1941 by Rheinmetall and used during the Second World War. It is similar in outward appearance to its smaller predecessor, the 5 cm Pak 38.

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7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R

Specifications

(1940–1945)

• Type: Anti-Tank Gun

• Caliber: 3 in (7.5 cm)

• Barrel Length: 135.8 in (345 cm) (L/46)

• Weight: 3142 lbs (1425.2 kg)

• Length: 244.1 in (620 cm)

• Height: ???

• Width: ???

• Shell: 75x714mm R

• Crew: 5

• Elevation: -5° to +22°

• Traverse: 65°

• Rate of Fire: 14 rounds/min (practical)

• Muzzle Velocity: 792 m/s (2,598 ft/s)

• Effective Range: 1800 m (5906 ft)

• Feed System: Single-shot

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The 7.5 cm Pak 40 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Tank Brigade		German soldiers		1955
Fortress on Wheels (Krepost na kolesah)		German soldiers		1960
And All Will Be Quiet (Potem nastapi cisza)		German troops		1966
Liberation: Breakthrough		Soviet soldiers		1969
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow		Soviet partisans		1969
Sadsacks Go to War (Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre)		French soldiers		1974
Cross of Iron		German Soldiers		1977
Corps of General Shubnikov (Korpus generala Shubnikova)		German soldiers		1980
Battle for Moscow		German troops		1985
Uprising		SS troops		2001
The Star (Zvezda)				2002
The White Tiger (Belyy tigr)				2012
Fury (2014)		German soldiers		2014

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The State Border: Film 5		German soldiers		1987

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood	Amestrian soldiers		2009 - 2010

Video Games

Game Title	Used By	Appears as	Notes	Date
Clive Barker's Jericho	World War II levels			2007