3.7 cm KwK 36

3.7 cm KwK 36
Type	Tank gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Produced	1930s
Specifications
Shell	37 × 249 mm. R
Caliber	37 mm (1.45 in)
Carriage	Turret
Traverse	360°
Muzzle velocity	762 m/s (2,500 ft/s)
Effective firing range	300 m (328 yds)
Maximum firing range	5,484 m (5,997 yds)

The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/45) was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the chief weapon of variants of the German SdKfz.141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used in vehicles that saw action in the Second World War.

It was essentially the 3.7 cm PaK 36 used as a tank gun.

Ammunition

• Panzergranate 18 (PzGr.18) - Armour-piercing high explosive
• Panzergranate 39 (PzGr.39) - Armour-piercing
• PzGr.40 - Armour-piercing composite rigid
• 3.7cm Sprgr.Patr.34 - High explosive

Vehicles mounted on

• Leichttraktor
• Neubaufahrzeug
• Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III versions A until E (de: Ausfertigung A bis E)
• Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. F (the last 100 Ausf. F mounted the 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 gun)
• Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. G (the first 50 Ausf. G)