Service Dates of German Armor Piercing Ammo
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:52 am
I've been studying the various armor piercing ammunition produced by Germany during the war but have been unable to find concrete dates as to when they were introduced. I was considering creating specialized elite units that would have higher hard damage values to reflect this but without clear dates as to when the ammunition was introduced I have to make assumptions with the information I have.
I was hoping someone may have some better information about the following:
3,7 cm Pzgr. 40
5 cm Pzgr. 40
5 cm Pzgr. 40/1
5 cm Stiel-Gr. 42 (did this exist?)
7,5 cm Igr. 38 Hl/A
7,5 cm Igr. 38 Hl/B
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl (June 40?)
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl/A (Late 41?)
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl/B (By March 43?)
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl/C (Spring 44?)
7,5 cm Pzgr. 40
8,8 cm Pzgr. 40
8,8 cm Pzgr. 40/43
10 cm Pzgr. rot
10 cm Pzgr.
10 cm Gr. 39 Hl/A
10 cm Gr. 39 Hl/B
10 cm Gr. 39 Hl/C
15 cm Igr. 39 Hl
15 cm Igr. 39 Hl/A
What little information I have suggests the various Pzgr. 40 rounds were in production around mid 1942.
Anyone have any information?
I was hoping someone may have some better information about the following:
3,7 cm Pzgr. 40
5 cm Pzgr. 40
5 cm Pzgr. 40/1
5 cm Stiel-Gr. 42 (did this exist?)
7,5 cm Igr. 38 Hl/A
7,5 cm Igr. 38 Hl/B
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl (June 40?)
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl/A (Late 41?)
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl/B (By March 43?)
7,5 cm Gr. 38 Hl/C (Spring 44?)
7,5 cm Pzgr. 40
8,8 cm Pzgr. 40
8,8 cm Pzgr. 40/43
10 cm Pzgr. rot
10 cm Pzgr.
10 cm Gr. 39 Hl/A
10 cm Gr. 39 Hl/B
10 cm Gr. 39 Hl/C
15 cm Igr. 39 Hl
15 cm Igr. 39 Hl/A
What little information I have suggests the various Pzgr. 40 rounds were in production around mid 1942.
Anyone have any information?