88-mm Pak 43/41 L/71 caliber length 6.36 meters (20.9ft, the ‘barn gate’) on spreader carriage, also with large range and penetration power, but high weight and only 56° degree horizontal traverse field of fire. Both guns fired armor-piercing ammunition and high-explosive shells.

88mm Pak 43/41, Made by Krupp 1943-1945. Two wheeled carriage was common for Russian Front assaults, also used in France and Italy. This 88mm German anti-tank gun is an 8,8 cm (“ Acht-Acht ”) Panzerabwehrkanone (Pak) 43/41 on the 2-wheeled carriage.

2016年10月9日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the PaK 43 (PanzerAbwehrKanone 43) 88mm Towed Anti-Tank (AT) Gun including pictures.

To stay ahead of the evolving threat, Krupp engineers designed a new longer-barreled 88 with a higher muzzle velocity and a lower silhouette. The weapon was designated PaK 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone, or “anti-tank gun”). German troops nicknamed it Scheunentor (“Barn Door“) – because of its bulky gun shield.

2024年2月21日 · The PaK 43 anti-tank gun proved highly effective against any Allied tank it encountered. The Soviet IS-3 heavy tank was the only one to offer reliable protection against its fire, though it did not see combat in World War II.

2023年8月25日 · These production numbers includes both the 8,8 cm Pak 43 and the interim 8,8 cm Pak 43/41. The production reports does not separate these numbers, but Pak 43/41 production is noted to have ended in August 1944.

The Pak 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43) was a German 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during the Second World War. The Pak 43 was the most powerful anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht to see service in significant numbers...

The Pak 43, also known as the Panzerabwehrkanone 43 and Panzerjägerkanone 43, was an 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Germany's Krupp in a contest with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun, used throughout World War II.

Details of the World War 2 - Germany 8.8cm Pak 43 including a full gun details database showing manufacturing year and other characteristics together with shell details and penetration figures.

Detailed description and technical specifications for the 8.8cm Panzerabwehrkanone 43 anti-tank gun, used by the Wehrmacht in World War II.