Game Statistics
Victory |
Armour |
Start |
Start |
End |
End |
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Front |
Side |
Rear |
Month |
Year |
Month |
Year |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
44 |
5 |
45 |
Pak 43/41 88mm Anti-Tank Gun |
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RANGE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
HARD | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
SOFT | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
History
Shell |
Weight |
Muzzle Velocity |
Anti-tank |
10.2 kg |
100 meters/sec |
Hard-core |
7.3 kg |
1125 meters/sec |
High Explosive |
9.4 kg |
750 meters/sec |
After the Krupp firm received a contract to produce an 88mm anti-aircraft gun , it developed an 88mm anti-tank gun shortly before World War II began.This gun which went into production in 1943 became the best anti-tank gun of the war.The modifications from the previously customary guns of this type included a semi-automatic vertical breech mechanism.Opening the breech and ejecting the cartridge were done by two springs which were compressed when the gun recoiled.This greatly shortened the recoil.Of this gun there were two types : |