| Full Name | 7,5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40 |
| Class | Equipment |
| Movement | 1* |
| Armor Value | 2 |
| Vs Infantry (RNG / FPR) | 5/4 |
| Vs Vehicle (RNG / FPR) | 8/10 |
| Traits | |
| Period | Late 1941-1945 |
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This 7.5 cm (L/46) towed anti-tank gun formed the backbone of German anti-tank guns for the later part of World War II, mostly in towed form, but also on a number of tank destroyers. It was effective against almost every Allied tank until the end of the war, only struggling to penetrate heavier vehicles like Soviet IS tanks; American M4A3E2 Sherman 'Jumbo' and M26 Pershing tanks; and later variants of the British Churchill tank. The gun fired anti-personnel and anti-tank rounds. The Rheinmetall company produced 23,303 examples from November 1941, and they served in all theaters of German operations. A crew of six operated the gun. German industry also modified the gun for vehicle mounting as the 7.5 cm KwK 40 (with two barrel lengths: L/43 and L/48); these equipped Pz. IV and Pz. V Panther tanks and various tank destroyers. These stats represent the base ToI unit.