Dati di Perforazione dei Munizioni Anticarro Tedesche della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

Dati di Perforazione dei Munizioni Anticarro Tedesche della Seconda Guerra Mondiale StuH 42 Ausf. G assault howitzer conversion of the StuG III.G, mounting the 10.5 cm L.28 fanteria support weapon. The vehicle fired concrete piercing shells which proved very effective against buildings, e bunkers. An armour piercing shell was available, but the howitzer offered significantly less armour penetration than the 7.5 cm L.48 gun mounted in the StuG III.G. Sturmgeschütz batteries fielded six StuGs early in the war, e they were officially increased to 10 veicoli in 1942, tre of which could be StuH 42. Jim Gordon upgraded a Fujimi 1:76 scale StuH 42 to arrive at this beautifully detailed model.

The table lists armour penetration values for German fanteria anti-tank weapons as well as German guns da 0 al 100 metri range e 0 degrees inclination of armour. Dates indicate the year when a particular shell type entered production, not necessarily the year of availability to combat units. New shell types would take several months to reach the troops at the front, some favoured units receiving the new shells more quickly than others. Andrew Mark Reid is the author of Panzergranate, a set of regolamenti di wargame using prudentamente researched gunnery data to simulate armour penetration results.

Anti-Tank Rifles	Shell Type	Penetration
7.92 mm Fanteria Rifle	SmK Bullet (1916)	13 mm
mitragliatrice da 7,92 mm MG 13, MG 34, e MG 42	SmK Bullet (1916)	9 mm
7.92 mm C.Z. Marosheck	A.P.	34 mm
Named after the Czech engineer who came up con the idea of firing a 7.92 mm "K" bullet from a 20 mm cannon shell case. Barrel pressure is enormous when these types of bottlenecked rounds are fired, ed a very long length calibre is required to obtain high velocity. After German annexation of Czechoslovakia, this design became available to the Wehrmacht, ed all German anti-tank rifles of 7.92 mm employed the Marosheck principle.
7.92 mm Panzerbüchse 38	A.P.	34 mm
7.92 mm Panzerbüchse 39	A.P.	34 mm
7.92 mm C.Z. Model S.S. 41	A.P.	34 mm
An innovative Czech design commissioned by the Waffen SS. This weapon featured automatic firing, a centrally mounted pistol grip, ed a magazine which protruded out of the stock at a 30 degree downward angle to the right. A telescopic sight was fitted. The S.S. 41 fired the same ammunition as the Panzerbüchse 38/39 series, but it was significantly shorter than either of these weapons. The S.S. 41 was prone to seizures caused by dust, dirt, heat, ed other adverse battlefield conditions. It was dropped as a frontline weapon in 1942, at a time when anti-tank rifles were already obsolete. The modern esercito britannico S.A. 80 rifle is nearly a scaled down replica of the S.S. 41 design.
13 mm Mauser T-Gewehr (1917)	A.P.	21 mm
The Mauser Tank-Gewehr anti-tank rifle was an upscaled version of the Model 98 fanteria rifle, designed to defeat the armour of upgraded carri armati inglese Mark IV which were immune to the "K" bullet.
20 mm S.18/100 Solothurn Tankbüchse	A.P.	38 mm
The Swiss Solothurn anti-tank rifle was used by the Wehrmacht right up to at least 1944. The author recalls reading an account of a skirmish between a German bicycle fanteria unit, ed an American unit mounted in semicingolati, where this weapon was used. The weapon was carried on a small trolley which could be towed by bicycles ed other veicoli leggeri. L’armata italiana della seconda guerra mondiale mounted the Solothurn on Carro Veloce L3 Tankettes. The S.18/100 is still in production today, it is listed in Jane’s "Smallarms of the World 1979".
Anti-Tank Devices, Rocket Projectors	Warhead	Penetration
Geballte Ladung	Explosive (Wracking)	approx. 20 mm
Seven stick grenade heads wired together on a common handle, e detonated by the central fuse. The device was used by tank destroyer teams on the Eastern Front, desperately courages men who attempted to immobilize veicoli nemici by throwing explosive devices onto the tracks o under the torretta overhang. The Wehrmacht issued fancy Panzervernichtungsabzeichen insignia e special leave to reward men who succeeded in destroying a tank single-handedly. Many did not succeed, e the practise of close-assaulting combat veicoli became even more dangerous when l’armata sovietica attached fanteria tank riders to armoured units. A figure carrying the geballte Ladung is included in Revell’s 1:72 scale set of German engineers.
Tellermine	Explosive (Wracking)	approx. 20 mm
Mines are triggered by the weight of a vehicle driving over them. If they do not destroy the vehicle itself, they may immobilize it by breaking the tracks, o rupturing tires.
Panzerwurfmine	H.C. (Munroe)	89 mm
A shaped charge con 5.16 ounces of explosive, attached to a stick con spring-loaded fabric fins at the rear. When it was thrown, the fins unfolded e stabilized the warhead in flight. A pair of Swiss inventors were the first to think of using the well documented Munroe effect to penetrate armour plate. They tried to sell the design to foreign arms manufacturers, claiming that a new explosive had been discovered. Unfortunately for the inventors, explosives experts soon figured out that a shaped charge was responsible for the amazing penetration results, e they went ahead e copied it. Le truppe tedesche, britanniche, e sovietiche received H.C. anti-tank grenades as early as 1940.
Panzergranate 46 Rifle Grenade	H.C. (Munroe)	89 mm
An anti-tank rifle grenade based on the Wurfmine, it had a maximum range of 200 metres.
Panzergranate 61 Rifle Grenade	H.C. (Munroe)	89 mm
3.7 cm & 5 cm Stielgranate (1941)	H.C. (Munroe)	206 mm
A modification for the 3.7 cm PaK 35/36 e 5 cm PaK 38, using the 15 cm Igr. 39 Hl/A artiglieria shell H.C. warhead. The oversized warhead had a stick attached to it which could be inserted into the PaK barrel. A blank cartridge was used to fire the device. Tail fins stabilized the warhead in flight, but it was not a very accurate weapon beyond 200 metri range. If a hit was achieved, the device proved successful even against carri pesanti KV-1. Reloading had to be done by a courageous crew member walking around the gun shield, ed exposing himself to fuoco nemico while he inserted another stick grenade into the muzzle. In effect, this was a one-shot ambush weapon, very difficult to conceal after it had fired. Veicoli contraerei/anticarro Nimrod ungheresi fired these rounds from their 37 mm Bofors gun.
Faustpatrone/Panzerfaust 50 Klein	H.C. (Munroe)	153 mm
Faustpatrone/Panzerfaust 100 Klein	H.C. (Munroe)	219 mm
Recoilless weapons like the Panzerfaust, e Russian RPG-1 copies of the same, had a tremendous backblast which made it nearly impossible to fire the weapon from buildings, bunkers, e similarly enclosed positions. In the heat of battle, this important safety instruction was often ignored, resulting in many accidental caduti among the operators. In addition, the noticeable backblast would draw enemy return fire to the firing position.
8.8 cm Raketenpanzerbüchse/Panzerschreck	H.C. (Munroe)	209 mm
Bazooka, e Panzerschreck rocket projectors are missile weapons which produce a less dangerous backblast than the Panzerfaust, although the backblast is still noticeable enough to reveal the firing position. Rocket projectors can be fired from enclosed spaces con minimal risk to the operator, e there is enough historic evidence to suggest that this was done in combat. The Panzerschreck fired a larger warhead than the Bazooka, e the weapon had a face shield to protect the operator.
15 cm Do-Gerät (1941)	H.C. (Munroe)	206 mm
Lanciarazzi anticarro portatile issued to Fallschirmjäger units as early as 1941.
Haft-Hohlladung 3 kg	H.C. (Munroe)	206 mm
Haft-Hohlladung anti-tank magnetic hollow-charge sported tre industrial magnets at the front of the device which held the shaped charge firmly in place against armour plate. When the device became available in 1944, it proved very effective, ed it was assumed that l’armata sovietica would copy it immediately. As a counter-measure, the Wehrmacht developed Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating for veicoli corazzati, defeating its own magnetic charge technology. The Soviets never did copy the Haft-Hohlladung, e Zimmerit turned out to have been an unnecessary precaution.
Zimmerit Mine	H.C. (Munroe)	206 mm
An anti-tank device designed to defeat veicoli equipped con Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating. Stronger magnets were used to hold the device firmly in place against the uneven surface of a vehicle coated con Zimmerit. Like the Haft-Hohlladung, it used the 15 cm Igr. 39 Hl/A artiglieria shell H.C. warhead.
15 cm Wire Guided Missile	H.C. (Munroe)	206 mm
The Rotkäppchen was a winged bomb con the usual 15 cm Igr. 39 Hl/A artiglieria shell H.C. warhead, fired from a sled. Like its modern counterparts, this wire guided device had a joystick for remote control. The weapon was introduced in 1945, ed it was apparently used on the Eastern Front.
Tank e Anti-tank Guns	Shell Type	Penetration
2 cm L.55 KwK 30/38	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	24 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	31 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39-1)	40 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	52 mm
Apparently, there are pictures of the FlaK 38 on a low affusto for use as a cannone anticarro by Volkssturm milizia units. It is very likely that this gun had substantial anti-tank capabilities o at least stocks of good ammunition to commend it for that role. The gun was also popular during the early Russian campaign for firing at Soviet T-26 e B.T. tanks. There are photos of autoblindi leggeri Sd.Kfz. 221 mounting this weapon, instead of the mitragliatrice leggera they had previously been armed con exclusively.
2 cm L.112.5 FlaK 30/38	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	49 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	57 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39-1)	81 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	106 mm
Apparently, there are pictures of the FlaK 38 on a low affusto for use as a cannone anticarro by Volkssturm milizia units. It is very likely that this gun had substantial anti-tank capabilities o at least stocks of good ammunition to commend it for that role. The gun was also popular during the early Russian campaign for firing at Soviet T-26 e B.T. tanks. There are photos of autoblindi leggeri Sd.Kfz. 221 mounting this weapon, instead of the mitragliatrice leggera they had previously been armed con exclusively.
2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41	A.P.S.V./A.P.S.B.	94 mm
An improved version of the Solothurn anti-tank rifle which turned out to be no match for the carri armati medi encountered in the 1941 e 1942 campaigns. Il cannone s.PzB 41 was pesante, ed it required a crew a tre soldati which effectively made it a battalion support weapon. Many s.PzB 41 were handed down to the Italian army who used it nel Nordafrica, e still had many of them in inventory at the armistice in 1943. A model of the s.PzB 41 can be found in the first generation Airfix sets of German fanteria e Afrikakorps soldiers. The weapon may be fitted con small wheels taken from an Airfix Spitfire aircraft kit. There was also a self-propelled version of the s.PzB 41 montato al un semicingolato leggero Sd.Kfz. 250/11. A number of autoblindi leggeri Sd.Kfz. 221 serving in Africa ed on the Easter Front were equipped con the schwere Panzerbüchse 41, instead of the mitragliatrice leggera they had previously been armed con exclusively.
3.7 cm L.45 KwK 35 & PaK 35/36	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr. 18)	41 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	65 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	79 mm
The 3.7 cm PaK 35/36 was the standard cannone anticarro della fanteria tedesca. It had been the most successful anti-tank weapon of the guerra civile spagnola, an event which led the Wehrmacht to believe that the gun would be adequate for some time. Unfortunately for the Wehrmacht, the PaK 35 could not penetrate the carri fanteria francesi e britannici it encountered in Francia nel 1940. An automatic version of this gun was produced in 1942, which was loaded con a clip of six rounds. The weapon proved marginally successful as un cannone contraerei. It had low recoil, ed it proved very reliable, due factors which made the weapon imminently suitable as an aircraft cannone anticarro. The chosen gun platform was the Junkers JU 87 Stuka. Dated as a dive-bomber, the JU 87 turned out to be a very successful ground attack aircraft, provided that enemy fighter cover was minimal. Such conditions existed on the Eastern Front where 4th Air Group ground attacks destroyed thousands of carri armati ed altri veicoli.
3.7 cm L.89 FlaK 43	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr. 18)	42 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	128 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 40)	156 mm
FlaK cannoni contraerei have far greater hitting power than PaK guns because of their longer barrels. Increased velocity results in longer range, e better armour penetration. Anti-tank guns are usually derived from cannoni contraerei o howitzers because these are high velocity weapons. The A.P.H.E. shell would probably shatter on impact, which is why its penetration is as low as that of the PaK 35/36 above. The A.P.C.R. e A.P. penetration data has been calculated on the basis that 3.7 cm PaK e FlaK ammunition was interchangeable, as is the case con the 2 cm FlaK e KwK guns.
4.2 cm le.PaK 41 (Squeeze Bore)	A.P.S.V. (1941)	120 mm
The barrel of the 4.2 cm PaK 41 Squeeze Bore gun tapered from 42 mm to 30 mm. The gun was mounted on the PaK 35 chassis, the original chassis of the le.IG 35 (cannone da fanteria) which later became the le.IG 37.
5 cm L.42 KwK 38	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	69 mm
5 cm L.42 KwK 38	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	115 mm
5 cm L.60 PaK 38 & KwK 39	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	99 mm
5 cm L.60 PaK 38 & KwK 39	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	141 mm
The PaK 38 was introduced in aprile of 1940, just prior to the German invasion of Francia. The weapon looks practically identical to the cannone anticarro PaK 40. PaK 38 had a good performance for its time, e this is the gun which should have been used to upgrade carri da combattimento Pz.Kpfw. III after agosto of 1940. However, the German Ordonance Department had already decided to use the 5 cm L.42 KwK 38, ed it simply ignored the order. The instructions were not carried out until late 1941, when the Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J was equipped con the 5 cm L.60 KwK 39. When the 8th Armata Britannica encountered this formidable vehicle in the Desert War, they nicknamed it Mark III Special.
7.5 cm L.11.8 le.IG 18	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	-
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	-
	H.C. (Igr. 38)	75 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/A)	90 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/B)	96 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/C)	128 mm
The le.IG 18 entered service in 1927, ed it remained in use throughout the seconda guerra mondiale. The weapon’s armour penetration capabilities were improved when the hollow-charge Infanteriegranate 38 e Igr. 38 Hl/A were introduced.
7.5 cm L.22 le.IG 37 e le.IG 42	A.P.H.E. (K. Gr.rot. Pz.)	46 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	42 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	75 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/A)	90 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/B)	96 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/C)	128 mm
The le.IG 37 eventually received an improved chassis, ed it was designated the le.IG 42. Due versions of the le.IG 42 were built, using different chassis, designated le.IG 42 a.A (old type) e le.IG 42 n.A. (new type). The gun’s ammunition e performance remained the same, but it became a much lighter weapon, more suitable for Fallschirmjäger operations.
7.5 cm L.24 StuK 37 & KwK 37	A.P.H.E. (K. Gr.rot. Pz.)	50 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	57 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	76 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/A)	90 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/B)	96 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 38 Hl/C)	128 mm
Mounted in Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N, e Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D support veicoli.
7.5 cm L.43 StuH 40 & KwK 40	A.P.H.E. (K. Gr.rot. Pz.)	108 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	129 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	154 mm
7.5 cm L.48 KwK 39 & PaK 39	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	144 mm
7.5 cm L.48 KwK 39 & PaK 39	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	172 mm
PaK 39 looks identical to a 75 mm L.46 PaK 40 o 50 mm L.60 PaK 38 except that it does not have a muzzle brake. Early StuG III con 75 mm KwK 39 guns did not have muzzle brakes either, but this was rapidly changed. Giocatori Wargame e collezionisti may want to convert one of the available modellini di cannone anticarro PaK 40 to a 75 mm PaK 39. The PaK 39 has a lower performance than the PaK 40, despite the fact that its barrel is L.2 longer than that of the PaK 40. The difference is in the cartridge. Like most guns, the PaK 39 had a cartridge of the same diameter as the 75 mm shell it fired, whereas the PaK 40 had a bottle-necked cartridge.
7.5 cm L.46 PaK 40	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	149 mm
7.5 cm L.46 PaK 40	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	176 mm
The PaK 40 had an unusual design feature, it fired bottle-necked rounds con a 75 mm shell ed a super-calibre cartridge behind it. To accept the larger round, the PaK 40 had a super-calibre breech. The operating principle is to squeeze-bore the explosive force behind the shell, causing a more rapid acceleration of the shot along the barrel. Unburnt explosive is forced into the barrel, ed it continues to burn there. Guns firing bottle-necked rounds have to be designed e manufactureed to tolerate higher breech pressures e temperatures caused by the enormous explosive forces involved in the process.
7.5 cm PaK 41 (Squeeze Bore)	A.P.S.V. (1941)	226 mm
7.5 cm L.70 KwK 42, StuK 42 & PaK 42	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	170 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 42)	210 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	239 mm
	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	298 mm
Main Armament of the Panther tank. There was also a 75 mm L.70 tank destroyer based on a standard semicingolato leggero Sd.Kfz. 251, which had the weapon mounted across the top of the crew compartment. The gun’s recoil system was anchored to the rear corners of the semicingolato, e the vehicle retained its troop carrying capacity. A similar version was made by removing the wheels from cannoni anticarro PaK 39 e PaK 40, e welding o bolting the trail to the top of the vehicle. This type looked like the gun had been just dropped on top of the vehicle. These field modifications made the vehicle top-heavy e very difficult to drive fuori strada.
7.7 cm L.23 W.W.I. Field Gun	A.P.H.E.	53 mm
8.8 cm L.56 KwK 36	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	67 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	146 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39-1)	177 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	224 mm
	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	280 mm
Main armament of the Tiger I, it had a lower performance than the 7.5 cm L.70 mounted on the Panther tank. The KwK 36 was designed for tank use in 1936 e then shelved when l’armata tedesca decided against a carro pesanto programme. It was later revived for use in the Tiger. According to some sources, the weapon was tried out in a few early Jagdpanther tank destroyers until replaced by the more suitable 8.8 cm L.71 PaK 43 below.
8.8 cm L.71 FlaK 35/36, KwK 43 & PaK 43	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	86 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	225 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39-1)	247 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	311 mm
	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	355 mm
Originally designed to attack high-altitude bombers, these guns were often used in the anti-tank role. Flak 35/36 deployed at the Battle of Kasserine Pass destroyed vast quantities of closely bunched carri armati americani at ranges between 3 e 6 miles. The maximum anti-tank firing range is reported to have been 9 miles. The weapon became the main armament of the Tiger II, Elefant e Jagdpanther tank destroyers. The PaK 43 was considered the best cannone anticarro tedesco of the war.
8.8 cm L.98 FlaK 37	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	118 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 36)	292 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39-1)	341 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	429 mm
	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	490 mm
Developed from the 8.8 cm L.98 FlaK 18
10 cm K 18	A.P. (K. Gr.rot. Pz.)	202 mm
10.5 cm L.28 le.FH 18 (towed) 10.5 cm L.28 le.FH 18/1 (Sd.Kfz. 165/1) 10.5 cm L.28 StuH 42 (Sd.Kfz. 142/2) 10.5 cm L.28 le.FH 18/2 (Wespe) 10.5 cm L.28 le.FH 18/40 (Pz.A. 39 H (f))	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	78 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	106 mm
	H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/A)	103 mm
	H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/B)	116 mm
	H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/C)	128 mm
Standard light howitzer della Wehrmacht tedesca, normally deployed in batteries of quattro pieces, although some batteries had only tre in 1944-45. Panzer e Panzergrenadier divisions had batteries of six howitzers. In 1942, le.FH 18 was mounted in StuG III Ausf. G chassis, designated Sturm-Haubitze 42. Assault gun batteries officially consisted of seven StuG III Ausf. G e tre StuH 42, deployed in tre sections of tre veicoli, ed one StuG III for the battery commander. In the same year, the le.FH 18/2 was mounted on modified Panzer II chassis, designated Panzer-Artillerie II (Wespe). Panzer e Panzergrenadier divisions received due armoured artiglieria batteries of six Wespe each. The new Wespe batteries saw their first large-scale action at the Battle of Kurks in 1943.
10.5 cm L.56	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	232 mm
	A.P.C.R. (Pz.Gr. 40)	292 mm
	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	334 mm
Main armament of the Panther Ausführung F. Panther F had a normal Panther G hull con Tiger II suspension, ed a smaller torretta con "Frogeyes" range finder bulges on either side. The gun has no muzzle brake.
12.8 cm L.55 KwK 44 & PaK 44	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	230 mm
	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr. 43)	227 mm
	A.P. (1944)	253 mm
	A.P.C.R. (1944)	350 mm
	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	400 mm
Main armament of the Jagdtiger tank destroyer, e the Panther II tank. Panther II is similar to the Panther F described above, except that it has the larger gun. Apparently, Panther II appeared in small numbers in 1945.
12.8 cm L.61 K 40	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	244 mm
12.8 cm L.61 K 40	A.P.D.S. (Pz.Gr. 44)	443 mm
A naval gun mounted in large static defenses like those on the Siegfried line. The 12.8 cm PaK 44 was developed from this weapon, ed it was the main armament of the Maus tank, which also sported a co-axial 7.5 cm L.70 KwK 42.
15 cm L.11 s.IG 33	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	43 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	65 mm
	H.C. (Igr. 39 Hl/A)	206 mm
15 cm L.17 s.FH 13	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	67 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	101 mm
	H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/A)	206 mm
15 cm L.29 s.FH 18	A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)	118 mm
	A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)	172 mm
	H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/A)	206 mm

German Panzergranate anti-tank shells used the following denominazioni:

Pz.Gr. = early A.P. shell, probably Pz.Gr. 18.
Pz.Gr. 39 = A.P. shell.
Pz.Gr. 39-1 = improved A.P. shell.
Pz.Gr. 40/41/42 = A.P.C.R. shell variants.
Pz.Gr. 43 = A.P. shell replacing A.P.C.R. after Tungsten supplies ran out.
Pz.Gr. 44/45 = A.P.D.S. shell.

Shells were colour-coded to avoid confusion in the heat of battle. German tank ammunition used the following codes, con special stencilled markings to indicate sub-types:

A.P. - Black
H.E. - Yellow o Dark Green
H.C. - Light Grey/Green

Compared to Allied weapons of the same calibre, German guns appear to be heavy hitters. When the Wehrmacht encountered heavily armoured carri armati inglesi, francesi, e sovietici in the 1940 e 1941 campaigns, it was quick to respond to the need for increased armour penetration of its primary anti-tank weapons. Designs which had proven successful against carri armati Matilda, Char B, e KV-1 were developed further. The more powerful guns also required heavier carri armati like the Panther, Tiger, Königstiger, e Elefant to carry them.

The Wehrmacht equipped many of its own units, ed allied Axis formations con a variety of captured weapons which are listed separately.

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