7.5 cm Pak 41
| 7.5 cm Pak 41 | |
|---|---|
A preserved 7.5 cm PaK 41 | |
| Type | Anti-tank gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp, Essen |
| Produced | 1941-1943 |
| No. built | 150 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,390 kg (3,064 lbs) |
| Length | 4.325 m (14 ft 2.3 in) |
| Barrel length | 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Shell | Fixed QF 75×543 mm R |
| Shell weight | 2.5 kg (5 lb 8 oz) |
| Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) reducing to 55 mm (2.16 in); 57 caliber length |
| Carriage | Split-trail |
| Elevation | –12.5° to +16° |
| Traverse | 60° |
| Muzzle velocity | AP 1,230 m/s (4,035 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 2,000 m (2,185 yds) |
| Feed system | single shot, breech loading |
| Sights | sighted up to 1500 m |
The 7.5 cm Pak 41 was one of the last German anti-tank guns brought into service and used in World War II and notable for being one of the largest anti-tank guns to rely on the Gerlich principle (pioneered by the German gun-designer Hermann Gerlich, who developed the principle in the 1920s, reportedly for a hunting rifle) to deliver a higher muzzle velocity and therefore greater penetration in relation to its size.
It is similar to, but distinct from, the Waffe 0725, which, while also based on the Gerlich principle, had a different barrel calibre.