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7.5 cm KwK 40

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The 7.5 cm KwK 40 was a German 75 millimeter vehicle mounted gun of the Second World War era, used as the primary armament of the German Panzer IV medium tank and of the Sturmgeschutz III and Sturmgeschutz IV assault guns, which served as tank destroyers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Tank gun 1
Introduced Year
1940 2
Introduced Year
1942 1
Classification
Caliber
75mm 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Source Wikipedia: 7.5 cm KwK 40

Used In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 7.5 cm KwK 40
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1. Wikipedia: 7.5 cm KwK 40
  • Infobox, type
    Tank gun
  • Infobox, production_date
    1942-45
  • Caliber attribute (7-5-cm-kwk-40)
    The 7.5 cm KwK 40 was a German 75 mm Second World War era vehicle-mounted gun, used as the primary armament of the German Panzer IV medium tank and the Sturmgeschütz III and Sturmgeschütz IV assault guns which were used as tank destroyers.
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
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2. Wikidata: 7.5 cm KwK 40
Wikidata Q2492422, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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