5cm Kampfwagenkanone 39

Overview[]

The 5cm Kampwfwagenkanone 39 (abbreviated as 5cm KwK 39), is a German tank gun.

Variants[]

5cm PaK 38 L/60[]

Anti-tank gun model.

5cm KwK 38 L/42[]

Earlier tank gun model with a shorter gun.

5cm KwK 39 L/60[]

This model.

BK 5[]

Aircraft model.

Vehicle Mounts[]

The 5cm KwK 39 was mounted in vehicle turrets. The following is a list of the vehicles equipped with it.

5cm KwK 39 L/60[]

Panzerbefehlswagen III Ausf. K
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. J1
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. K
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. M

5cm KwK 39/1 L/60[]

Ammunition[]

Panzergranate (PzGr) is an AP (armour-piercing) projectile.

Projectile weight: 2.06kg
Muzzle velocity: 835m/s

Penetration - RHA @ 30°
100m	500m	1000m	1500m
67mm	57mm	44mm	34mm

Panzergranate 39 (PzGr 39) is an APCBC (armour-piercing, capped, ballistic cap) projectile.

Projectile weight: 2.06kg
Muzzle velocity: 835m/s

Penetration - RHA @ 30°
100m	500m	1000m	1500m
69mm	59mm	48mm	37mm

Penetration - RHA @ 90°
100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
96mm	79mm	62mm	49mm	38mm

Panzergranate 40 (PzGr 40) is an APCR (armour-piercing, composite, rigid) projectile.

Projectile weight: 0.9kg
Muzzle velocity: 1,180m/s

Penetration - RHA @ 30°
100m	500m	1000m	1500m
130mm	72mm	38mm

Penetration - RHA @ 90°
100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
149mm	108mm	72mm	48mm	32mm

Panzergranate 40/1 (PzGr 40/1) is an APCR (armour-piercing, composite, rigid) projectile.

Projectile weight: 1.06kg
Muzzle velocity: 1,130m/s

Penetration - RHA @ 30°
100m	500m	1000m	1500m
116mm	76mm

Sprenggranate 38 (SprGr 38) is an HE (high-explosive) projectile.

Projectile weight: 1.82kg
Muzzle velocity: 550m/s

German Weapons of the Second World War

Infantry Weapons
Melee Weapons	Bayonet	Kampfmesser 42 • S. 84/98/III
Sidearms	Pistol	Dreyse M1907 • C96 • Mauser HSc • P. 08 • P. 12(ö) • P. 27(t) • P. 35(p) • P. 37(u) • P. 38 • P. 38(t) • P. 615(r) • P. 640(b) • Sauer 38H • V.P. • Walther PP • Walther PPK
Close Quarters	Submachine Guns	C.-M.P. • E.-M.P. (34 • 36 • 44) • M.P. 18 • M.P. 28 • M.P. 32 • M.P. 34 • M.P. 35 • M.P. 36 • M.P. 38 (/40) • M.P. 38 (L) • M.P. 40 (/I) • M.P. 41 • M.P. 41(r) • M.P. 41/44 • M.P. 715(r) • M.P. 716(r) • M.P. 717(r) • M.P. 719(r) • M.P. 740(b) • M.P. 3008 • V.-M.P. (25 • 26 • 30)
Primary Weapons	Assault Rifles	Gustloff VSt.G. (507 • 508) • M.Kb. 35 (I • II • III) • M.Kb. 42 (H) • M.Kb. 42 (W) • M.Kb. Gerät 06 (H) • M.P. 43/1 • M.P. 44 • M.P. 45 • St.G. 44 • St.G. 45 (H) • St.G. 45 (M) • Wimmersperg Spz (kr • kv • l)
	Self-Loading Rifles	C.-S.G. • G. 41 ((M) • (W))
	Battle Rifles	F.G. 42 (I • II) • G. 43 • Krieghoff AG
	Bolt-Action Rifles	Cönders • G. 24(t) • G. 98/40 • G. 33/40(t) • G. 40k • K. 98b • K. 98k (Kriegsmodell) • V.G. 1 • V.G. 2 • V.G. 5 • V.G. 45 (K)
	Combination Rifles	Sauer M30
Automatic Support Weapons	Light Machine Guns	Cönders • l.M.G. 28(p) • M.G. 26(t) • M.G. 35/36A • M.V. 31 • V.-M.G. 27
	Medium Machine Guns	M.G. 13 • M.G. 34 • M.G. 39 Rh • M.G. 42 • M.G. 44 • M.G. 45 • Wimmersperg Maschinengewehr
	Heavy Machine Guns	MG 08 • Schwarzlose M.7
Anti-Materiel	Anti-Tank Rifles	Pz.B. 35(p) • Pz.B. 38 • Pz.B. 39 • Solothurn S-18/100 • Solothurn S-18/1000 • Solothurn S-18/1100
	Grenade Launchers	St.P.
	Flare Guns	L.P. 42
	Rifle Grenade Launchers	Gewehrgranatengerät • Gr.B. 39 • Scheißbecher
	Anti-Personnel Grenades	Eierhandgranate 39 • Sti.Gr. 24 (K • T) • Sti.Gr. 39 • Sti.Gr. 43
	Anti-Tank Grenades	Hafthohlladung 3 • Hafthohlladung 3.5 • Panzerwurfmine
	Smoke Grenades	Blendkörper 2H • Nebelhandgranate 39 • Nebelkerze 39
	Disposable Rocket Launchers	Faustpatrone 30 • Fliegerfaust • Panzerfaust 30 • Panzerfaust 60 • Panzerfaust 100 • Panzerfaust 150 • Panzerfaust 250
	Rocket Launchers	R.Pz.B. 43 • R.Pz.B. 54 • R.Pz.B. 54/1
	Flamethrowers	Einstossflammenwerfer 46 • Fm.W. 35 • Fm.W. 41
	Anti-Personnel Mines	Glasmine 43 • Schrapnellmine 35 • Schrapnellmine 35 • Schrapnellmine 44 • Stockmine 43
	Anti-Tank Mines	Hohlladungs-Spring-Mine 4672 • Panzer-Stabmine 43 • Sprengriegel-Mine 43 • Sprengriegel-Mine 44 • Tellermine 29 • Tellermine 35 • Tellermine 42 • Tellermine 43 • Topfmine 4531 • Topfmine A4531 • Topfmine B4531 • Topfmine C4531
	Infantry Mortars	5cm leGrW 36 • 8cm GrW 34 • 8cm GrW 42 • 9cm Gr.W. 309(j) • 12cm GrW 42

Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns	2cm Fla.K. 30 • 2cm Fla.K. 38 • 2cm Geb.Fla.K. 38 • 3,7cm Fla.K. 18 • 3,7cm Fla.K. 36 • 3,7cm Fla.K. 37 • 3,7cm Fla.K. 43 • 3,7cm Fla.K. 44 • 3,7cm Gerät 341 • 5cm Fla.K. 41 • 5cm Gerät 241 • 5,5cm Gerät 58 • 7,62cm Fla.K. 38(r) • 7,65cm Fla.K. 268/1(ö) • 8,8cm Fla.K. 18 • 8,8cm Fla.K. 36 • 8,8cm Fla.K. 37 • 8,8cm Fla.K. 38(r) • 8,8cm Fla.K. 41 • 8,8cm Gerät 42 • 10,5cm Fla.K. 38 • 10,5cm Fla.K. 39 • 10,5cm S.K. C/33 • 12,8cm Fla.K. 40 • 12,8cm Fla.K. 45 • 15cm Fla.K. 50 • 15cm Fla.K. 55 • 15cm Fla.K. 60 (F) • 15cm Fla.K. 65 • 24cm Gerät 80 • 24cm Gerät 85
Anti-Tank Guns	2,5cm Pa.K. 112(f) • 2,5cm Pa.K. 113(f) • 2,8cm s.Pz.B. 41 • 3,7cm Pa.K. 18 • 3,7cm Pa.K. 36 • 3,7cm Pa.K. 37(t) • 3,7cm Pa.K. 156(j) • 4,2cm Pa.K. 41 • 4,5cm Pa.K. 184(r) • 4,7cm Pa.K. 38(t) • 4,7cm Pa.K. 181(f) • 5cm Pa.K. 38 • 5cm Gerät 241 • 5,7cm PaK 202(a) • 5,7cm PaK 209(e) • 7,5cm Pa.K. 97/38 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 39 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 40 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 41 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 42 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 44 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 50 • 7,62cm Pa.K. 36(r) • 7,62cm Pa.K. 39(r) • 8cm P.A.W. 600 • 8,8cm Pa.K. 43 • 8,8cm Pa.K. 43/41 • 12,8cm Pa.K. 40 • 12,8cm Pa.K. 44
Field Guns	7,5cm FK 16 nA • 7,5cm FK 18 • 7,5cm FK 38 • 7,5cm FK 7M85 • 7,62cm FK 296(r) • 7,62cm FK 297(r) • 7,65cm FK 5/8(j) • 7,65cm FK 5/8(ö) • 7,65cm FK 5/8(t) • 7,65cm FK 17(ö) • 7,65cm FK 17(t) • 7,65cm FK 268(i) • 7,65cm FK 300(j) • 7,65cm FK 303(j) • 8cm leFK 18(ö) • 10cm K 17 • 10cm sK 18 • 10,5cm sK 18/40 • 10,5cm K 320(i) • 10,7cm K 352(r) • 12,2cm K 390/1(r) • 12,2cm K 390/2(r) • 15cm K 16 • 15cm K 18 • 15cm K 39 • 15cm K 429(b) • 15cm SK C/28 • 15,2cm K 15/16(t) • 15,2cm K 410(i) • 15,2cm K 433/2(r) • 17cm K 18
Howitzers	10cm leFH 14(ö) • 10cm leFH 315(i) • 10cm leFH 315(j) • 10,5cm leFH 16 • 10,5cm leFH 18 • 10,5cm leFH 18M • 10,5cm leFH 18/40 • 10,5cm leFH 43 • 12,2cm leFH 386(r) • 12,2cm leFH 388(r) • 12,2cm sFH 396(r) • 15cm sFH 13 • 15cm sFH 14(ö) • 15cm sFH 14(t) • 15cm sFH 18 • 15cm sFH 40 • 15,2cm sFH 443(r) • 15,2cm sFH 445(r) • 21cm Mrs 16 • 21cm Mrs 18 • 21cm Mrs 18/19(t)
Infantry & Mountain Guns	7,5cm leIG 18 • 7,5cm IG 37 • 7,5cm IG 42 • 7,5cm GebH 34 • 7,5cm GebH 36 • 7,5cm GebK 259(i) • 7,62cm GebK 293(r) • 7,62cm GebK 307(r) • 7,62cm IKH 290(r) • 10cm GebH 16(ö) • 10cm GebH 16(t) • 10cm GebH 316(i) • 10,5cm GebH 40 • 15cm sIG 33
Mortars	10cm NbW 35 • 10cm NbW 40 • 12cm GrW 42 • 20cm leLdgW • 21cm GrW 69 • 28cm Mrs 601(f) • 38cm sLdgW
Railroad Artillery	15cm K (E) • 15cm K 5M (E) (Ku) • 17cm K (E) • 20,3cm K (E) • 21cm K 12 (E) • 24cm Th K (E) • 24cm ThBr K (E) • 28cm kzBr K (E) • 28cm lgBr K (E) • 28cm sBr K (E) • 28cm Br NK (E) • 28cm K 5 (E) • 38cm Siegfried K (E) • 80cm K (E) Gustav
Recoilless Guns	7,5cm LG 40 • 10,5cm LG 40 • 10,5cm LG 42
Rocket Artillery	7,3cm Föhn-Gerät • 7,3cm Propagandawerfer 41 • 8cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer • 8,8cm RW 43 • 15cm Do-Gerät • 15cm NbW 41 • 21cm NbW 42 • 28/32cm NbW 41 • 30cm NbW 42 • 30cm RW 56 • Wurfrahmen 40
Siege Artillery	21cm K 38 • 21cm K 39 • 24cm H 39 • 24cm K 16(t) • 24cm K 3 • 24cm K 4 • 28cm H • 30,5cm Mrs 11(t) • 30,5cm Mrs 638(j) • 35,5cm H M1 • 42cm Gamma Mrs • 60cm Karl-Gerät

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	M.G. 13 • M.G. 34 • M.G. 35(t) • M.G. 37(t) • M.G. 42 • M.G. 44
Standard Tank Guns	3,7cm Kw.K. 36 • 3,7cm Kw.K. 38(t) • 5cm Kw.K. 38 • 5cm Kw.K. 39 • 7,5cm A.K. 7 B 84 • 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 • 7,5cm Kw.K. 40 • 7,5cm Kw.K. 42 • 7,5cm Kw.K. 44 • 7,5cm Kw.K. 67 • 7,5cm Kw.K. 68 • 8,8cm Kw.K. 36 • 8,8cm Kw.K. 43 (/1) • 12,8cm Kw.K. 44 • Waffe 0725
Standard Assault Guns	7,5cm Stu.K. 37 • 7,5cm Stu.K. 40
Other Cannons Mounted on Vehicles	2,5cm Pa.K. 112(f) • 4,7cm Pa.K. 36(t) • 5cm Pa.K. 38 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 39 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 40 • 7,5cm Pa.K. 42 • 7,5cm Rf.K. 43 • 76,2cm Pa.K. 36(r) • 8cm P.A.W. 600 • 8,8cm Pa.K. 43 • 12,8cm K. 43 • 12,8cm Pj.K. 80
Anti-Aircraft Guns Mounted on Vehicles	2cm FlaK 30 • 2cm FlaK 38 • 3cm FlaK 103/38 Vierling • 3,7cm FlaK 37 • 3,7cm FlaK 44 • 5,5cm Gerät 58 • 8,8cm FlaK 36
Vehicle Autocannon	2cm KwK 30 • 2cm KwK 38 • MK 103 • MK 112 • EW 141
Spotlights	60cm Beobachtungs Gerät 1251

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Aircraft Machine Guns	M.G. 15 • M.G. 17 • M.G. 81 • M.G. 131 • M.G. 215
Aircraft Cannons below & including 30mm	C/30 • MG FF • MG FF/M • MG 151/15 • MG 151/20 • MG 213C • MG 213K • MK 101 • MK 103 • MK 103M • MK 108
Aircraft Cannons above 30mm	BK 3,7 • BK 5 • BK 7,5 • Düsenkanone 8,8 • MK 112 • MK 115 • SG 116 • SG 500
Aircraft Rockets & Missiles	Henschel Hs 293 • Henschel Hs 298 • Kramer Rk 344 X-4 • R4M • Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 • Werfer-Granate 21
Aircraft Bombs, High Explosive	PD 500 • PD 1000 • SB 1000 • SB 1800 • SB 2500 • SC 10 • SC 50 • SC 250 • SC 500J • SC 500 • SC 1000 • SC 1800 • SC 2000 • SC 2500
Aircraft Bombs, Anti-Personnel - Splitterbomben	SD 1 • SD 2 • SD 4/HL • SD 4/HL RS • SD 9/HL • SD 10 • SD 50 • SD 70 • SD 250 • SD 500 • SD 500A • SD 500E • SD 1400 • SD 1700
Aircraft Bombs, Armour-Piercing - Panzersprengbombe-Cylindrisch	PC 500 • PC 1000 • PC 1400 • PC 1600 • PC 1800 RS

Naval Weapons & Munitions
Machine Guns	FlaMG 39(t) • MG 15 • MG 34 • MG 151/15
Cannons, up to 74mm	2cm MG C/30 • 3,7cm SK C/30 • 5cm SK L/40 • 5,2cm SK L/55
Cannons, 75mm to 130mm	8,8cm SK C/30 • 8,8cm SK C/31 • 8,8cm SK C/32 • 8,8cm SK C/35 • 8,8cm SK L/30 • 8,8cm SK L/35 • 8,8cm SK L/45 • 10,5cm SK C/32 • 10,5cm SK C/33 (nA • nT) • 10,5cm SK L/35 • 10,5cm SK L/40 • 10,5cm SK L/45 • 12,7cm SK C/34
Cannons, 130mm or higher	15cm SK C/25 • 15cm SK C/28 • 15cm SK L/35 • 15cm SK L/40 • 15cm SK L/45 • 15cm TbtsK C/36 • 17cm SK L/40 • 20,3cm SK C/34 • 21cm K L/35 • 21cm L/35 • 21cm SK L/40 • 21cm SK L/45 • 24cm K L/35 • 24cm SK L/40 • 28cm SK C/28 • 28cm SK C/34 • 28cm SK L/40 • 28cm SK L/45 • 28cm SK L/50 • 30,5cm SK C/34 • 38cm SK C/34 • 38cm SK L/45 • 40,6cm SK C/34
Torpedoes	G7a
Depth Charges	WBD
Naval Mines	[[]]