Dragon 6123 7.5cm PAK 97/38

The 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 (Panzerabwehrkanone 97/38) is a German 75mm anti-tank gun. This cannon was a classic example of Wehrmacht improvisation on the Eastern Front. It was created as a combination of the captured barrel (in Poland and France) of the Canon de 75 mle 1897 cannon with the Pak 38 gun bed. It was a temporary remedy for the T-34 and KW-1 tanks. The first PaK 97/38 guns were built in November 1941. Production continued in 1942 and 1943. About 3500 of these weapons were manufactured. They were used on a larger scale in combat in the summer of 1942. This weapon was also used by the Finnish army (from 1943). Despite the unusual combination and considerable recoil, good mobility, low weight of the weapon and the ability to fire HEAT shells made the PaK 97/38 a good anti-tank gun. Technical data: barrel length: 272.1 cm, range (maximum): 11000 m, caliber: 75 mm, combat weight: 1190 kg, projectile initial velocity: 570 m / s (KGrPzPatr (p) shell), rate of fire: 10-14 rounds / min.