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| − | The '''88 mm PaK43''' is the anti-tank version of the famous [[KwK43 (88 mm)|long 88 mm KwK43]] cannon. PaK stands for Panzerabwehrkanone, literally "anti-tank cannon".
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| − | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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| − | * {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_panther}}
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| − | * {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerbefelhswagen_jagdpanther}}
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| − | * {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_nashorn}}
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| − | * {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_tiger_P_ferdinand}}
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| − | * {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_tiger_P_elefant}}
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| − | * {{Specs-Link|germ_waffentrager_krupp_steyr}}
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| − | == General info ==
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| − | <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
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| − | The 88 mm Pak43 cannon is the anti-tank version of the 88 mm KwK43 tank cannon, it features high velocity rounds, good penetration and post-penetration damage, overall making it a very versatile weapon.
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| − | === Available ammunition ===
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| − | <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
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| − | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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| − | ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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| − | ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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| − | ! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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| − | ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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| − | | PzGr 39/43 || APCBC || 237 || 234 || 222 || 207 || 194 || 181
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| − | | PzGr 40/43 || APCR || 279 || 273 || 252 || 227 || 205 || 185
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| − | | Hl.Gr 39 || HEAT || 110 || 110 || 110 || 110 || 110 || 110
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| − | | Sprgr.43 || HE || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14
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| − | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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| − | ! colspan="10" | Shell details
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| − | ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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| − | ! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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| − | ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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| − | ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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| − | | PzGr 39/43 || APCBC || 1,000 || 10.16 || 1.2 || 14 || 108.8 || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| − | | PzGr 40/43 || APCR || 1,130 || 7.3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
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| − | | Hl.Gr 39 || HEAT || 600 || 7.64 || 0 || 0.3 || 1,100 || 62° || 69° || 73°
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| − | | Sprgr.43 || HE || 820 || 9.4 || 0 || 0.1 || 1,000 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| − | === Comparison with analogues ===
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| − | ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
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| − | == Usage in battles ==
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| − | <!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
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| − | The cannon is mainly used for defensive play, due to the below average reload speed. At most BRs it is found, it can punch through everything you encounter. Notable exceptions are the hull of the Super Pershing and T25, along with some of the hulls of Russian TDs that appear in this BR range.
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| − | === Pros and cons ===
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| − | <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
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| − | '''Pros:'''
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| − | * Great firepower
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| − | * Great versatility
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| − | * High velocity
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| − | * Ease of use
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| − | '''Cons:'''
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| − | * Slightly sub-par reload speed
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| − | == History ==
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| − | ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
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| − | == Media ==
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| − | ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | <!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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| − | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
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| − | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
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| − | * [[T15E1 (90 mm)]]
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| − | * [[T15E2 (90 mm)]]
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| − | * [[T54 (90 mm)]]
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| − | * [[Flak 41 (88 mm)]]
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| − | * [[KwK43 (88 mm)]]
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| − | * [[D-58 (85 mm)]]
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| − | * [[D-70 (85 mm)]]
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
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| − | * ''topic on the official game forum;''
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| − | * ''other literature.''
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| − | {{Germany tank cannons}}
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| − | [[Category:Tank cannons]]
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