Eureka XXL AB-357 Ammo for : Pz.Kpfw. VI, TIGER I

Cannon 8.8 cm KwK 36 is a German 88mm tank gun from the Second World War. The gun was structurally based on the FlaK 18 and FlaK 36 anti-aircraft guns. The KwK 36 gun is considered to be one of the best tank guns from the World War II period. It was characterized by great ballistic parameters, very high accuracy and a very flat trajectory of the projectile. It was the basic armament of the PzKpfw heavy tank. VI Tiger. Several types of ammunition were used in this gun. The first was the Panzergranate (PzGr.) 39, which was an APCBC (Armor Piercing, Capped, with Ballistic Cap) missile, i.e. it was an anti-tank core missile with a ballistic cap. Its weight was 10.2 kg, and its initial speed was up to 773 m / s. Such a missile could penetrate an armor plate with a slope of 30 degrees, a thickness of 99 mm over a distance of 1000 meters, a thickness of 91 mm at a distance of 1500 meters and 83 mm at a distance of 2000 meters. The second type of cartridge was the PzGr. 40. It was an APCR (Armor Piercing, Composite Rigid) missile, ie it was an anti-tank tungsten core missile. In this case, the projectile weighed 7.3 kg, and the initial speed was up to 930 m / s. This missile could penetrate an armor plate tilted at an angle of 30 degrees, 138 mm thick from 1000 meters, 123 mm from 1500 meters and 110 mm from 2000 meters. The use of both of these missiles made it possible to effectively fight virtually every Soviet or Allied tank, almost until the end of the war. The exception could be the Soviet IS-2. In the KwK 36 gun, the following types of shells were also used: Granate (Gr.) 39 and Sprgr. 45.