5 cm PaK 38

Anti-Tank Artillery

Service Data:

In Service: 1940 to 1945

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:

Technical Data:

Type: Panzerabwehrkanone

Calibre: 5 cm
Length: 3.187 m
Weight: 986 kg
Breech: horizontal semi-automatic sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: -8° to +27°
Traverse: 65�
Rate of fire: 13 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 823 m/s
Effective range: 2,650 m
Shell Weight: 2.25 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
5 cm PaK 38
5 cm KwK 38
5 cm KwK 39
5 cm Flak 214
5 cm BK

Other: Anti-Tank Artillery
Articles:

History:

The 5 cm PaK 38 (5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38) modified for use on Panzer III also mounted on
5 cm PaK 38 auf Fgst Panzer II (Sf) VK901
Marder II Sd.Kfz. 131
5 cm PaK 38 (Sf) auf Fgst Zgkw 1t Sd.Kfz. 10
Sd.Kfz. 250 Neu Sfl 5 cm PaK 38 L/60

Gallery:

Film Footage Gallery

This clip shows a 5 cm PaK 38 in action, and being fired.

Heer Comments

Sources:

German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625

German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610

German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725

German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239

For a complete list of sources