| 5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 39 L/60 5 cm Kwk 39 L/60 | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Category: | (Anti-)tank gun |
| Used by: |
Germany |
| Debut in FHSW: | v0.42 (Map Tweak Pack) v0.5 (Official) |
| Passengers: | 1 |
| Calibre: | 5 cm |
| Ammunition: | HEAT |
| Traverse: | 360° |
| Mobile: | No |
| Used by vehicles / ships: | - VK 16.02 "Leopard" - Pzkpfw III Ausf. J¹ - Pzkpfw III Ausf. L - Pzkpfw III Ausf. M - Pz.Sfl. Ic - Sd.Kfz. 234 "Puma" - P.1000 "Ratte") |
| Specially designed bunker: | Yes |
| Position 1: | Gunner |
| Historical Picture | |
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The successor to the 5 cm Kwk 38, the 5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 39 L/60, or 5 cm KwK 39 L/60, was a German 50mm tank gun. Used on tanks such like the Pzkpfw III Ausf J¹, L and M, on the Panzerselbstfahrlafette Ic and the Sd.Kfz. 234 "Puma", this gun was also used as anti tank gun. It was developed as a variant of the towed gun 5 cm Pak 38. This gun proved successful in North Africa against British cruiser tanks and light American M3 Stuart tanks. However, it was not sufficient against Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks. The gun is more powerful than its predecessor. Velocity of 835 m/s againts 685 m/s with the PanzerGranate and Panzergranate 39, or 1080 m/s againts 1050 m/s with the Panzergranate 40.
The gun ingame is - so far we know - used in a special built bunker in the map Sand Storm. The French 47 mm AT gun may be mounted in the same manner.
