Ammunition
It is not clear if German AP shells for Pak 97/38 were produced. Polish AP shells were used in limited numbers.
The Finnish Army used locally produced ones designated 75 psa - Vj4 and possibly old French ones designated 75 pspkrv 59/66-ps. The 75 psa - Vj4 penetrated 92 mm at 300 m, meet angle 90°.
The HEAT projectiles penetrated about 90 mm at meet angle 90° or about 75 mm at meet angle 60°.
Available ammunition | |||||
Type | Model | Weight, kg | HE weight, g | Muzzle velocity, m/s | Range, m |
Armor-piercing shells | |||||
AP, Polish | 7.5 cm K.Gr. Pz.(p) | 6.8 | 570 | 1,500 | |
HEAT shells | |||||
HEAT | 7.5 cm Gr.38/97Hl/A(f) | 4.4 | |||
HEAT | 7.5 cm Gr.38/97Hl/B(f) | 4.57 | 450 | 1,500 | |
HEAT | 7.5 cm Gr.15/38Hl/B(f) | 4.4 | |||
High explosive and fragmentation shells | |||||
HE-Frag, French | 7.5 cm Sprgr.233/1(f) | 6.19 | 577 | 10,000 | |
HE-Frag, French | 7.5 cm Sprgr.230/1(f) | 5.44 | 545 | 7,600 | |
HE-Frag, French | 7.5 cm Sprgr.231/1(f) | 5.44 | 557 | 7,600 | |
HE-Frag, French | 7.5 cm Sprgr.236/1(f) | 6.6 | 10,000 |
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