3.7 cm KwK 36

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The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/46.5 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/46.5) was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the chief weapon of variants of the German medium tank the SdKfz.141 Panzerkampfwagen III. It was used in vehicles that saw action in the Second World War.

[edit] Ammunition

  • PzGr.39 (Armour Piercing)
  • PzGr.40 (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid)
  • 3.7cm Sprgr.Patr.34 (High Explosive)

[edit] Vehicles mounted on

German artillery of World War II
Tank guns
2 cm KwK 30 | 3.7 cm KwK 36 | 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) | 5 cm KwK 38 | 5 cm KwK 39
7.5 cm KwK 37 | 7.5 cm KwK 40 | 7.5 cm KwK 42 | 8.8 cm KwK 36 | 8.8 cm KwK 43
Anti-tank guns
2.8 cm sPzB 41 | 3.7 cm PaK 36 | 4.2 cm PaK 41 | 5 cm PaK 38 | 7.5 cm PaK 97/38
7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 41 | 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44
Field, Medium and Heavy guns
7.5 cm Le.IG 18/Le.GebIG 18/IG L/13 | 7.5 cm IG 37 | 10.5 cm leFH 18 | 15 cm sIG 33 | 15 cm sFH 18
Other vehicle mounted
7.5 cm PaK 39 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 42 | 8.8 cm PaK 43/KwK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44
Anti-aircraft guns
2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling | 3.7 cm FlaK 36/37/43 | 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41 | 10.5 cm FlaK 38
12.8 cm FlaK 40
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