8.8 cm KwK 43
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This article is about the Tiger II tank gun;. For the anti aircraft gun, see 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41.
The 8.8 cm KwK 43 (Kampfwagenkanone —"fighting vehicle cannon") was an 88 mm 71 calibre length tank gun designed by Krupp and used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was mounted as the primary armament on the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B Tiger II. The 8.8 cm Pak 43, an anti-tank gun, was very similar in design but mounted on tank destroyers or deployed stand-alone on the field.
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8,8 cm KwK 43 | |
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Type | Kampfwagenkanone |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Unit cost | 21,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,265 kg (4,993 lb) |
Barrel length | 6,248 mm (246.0 in) bore (71 calibres) |
Shell | Fixed QF 88 × 822mm R |
Shell weight | 7.3 kg (16 lb) Armor-piercing composite rigid (APCR) Pzgr 40/43 |
Calibre | 88 mm (3.46 in) |
Elevation | -8° to +15° |
Rate of fire | 6–10 round per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 1,130 m/s (3,700 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 9,350 m (30,680 ft) |
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