Eureka XXL AB-358 Ammo for : Pz.Kpfw. VI B, KINGTIGER

Cannon 8.8 cm KwK 43 L / 71 is a German 88mm tank gun from the end of World War II. The gun was designed at the Krupp factory and was the basic armament of such vehicles as the Pz.Kpfw VI Ausf. B Königstiger, Jagdpanther or Nashorn. The gun was also produced as a towed anti-tank gun under the designation PaK43. There were four main types of ammunition used in this gun. The first was the Panzergranate (PzGr.) 39/43, which was an APCBC-HE type shell, i.e. an anti-tank core shell with a ballistic cap and an explosive charge. Its weight was 10.2 kg, and its initial speed was up to 1000 m / s. Such a missile could penetrate an armor plate with a slope of 30 degrees, 165 mm thick over a distance of 1000 meters, 148 mm thick at a distance of 1500 meters and 132 mm at a distance of 2000 meters. The second type of cartridge was the PzGr. 40/43, i.e. an APCR (Armor Piercing, Composite Rigid) missile. In this case, the projectile weighed 7.3 kg, and the initial speed was as high as 1130 m / s. This missile could penetrate an armor plate tilted at an angle of 30 degrees, 193 mm thick at 1000 meters, 171 mm at 1500 meters and 153 mm at 2000 meters. Two other types of missiles were also used: Granate (Gr.) 39/3 HL and Sprgr. 43.