5 cm Pak 38
From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The 5 cm Pak 38 (full name "5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38") was a German anti-tank gun developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall and used during the Second World War. It is similar in outward appearance to its larger successor, the 7.5 cm Pak 40.
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Specifications
(1940–1945)
- Type: Anti-Tank Gun
- Caliber: 2 in (5 cm)
- Barrel Length: 117.1 in (297.5 cm) (L/60)
- Weight: 1800 lbs (816.5 kg)
- Length: 187 in (475 cm)
- Height: 41.3 in (105 cm)
- Width: 72.8 in (185 cm)
- Shell: 50x419mm R
- Crew: 5
- Elevation: -8° to +27°
- Traverse: 65°
- Rate of Fire: 13 rounds/min (practical)
- Muzzle Velocity: 550 m/s (1,804 ft/s)
- Effective Range: 1500 m (4921 ft)
- Feed System: Single-shot
The 5 cm Pak 38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cranes are Flying | 1957 | |||
| The Battle of Neretva | Tito´s partisans | 1969 | ||
| Stalingrad | Karel Hermánek | Hauptmann Musk | 1993 | |
| German soldiers | ||||
| Tali-Ihantala 1944 | Finnish soldiers | 2007 | ||
| Fury | German soldiers | 2014 | ||
| 1944 | Dutch SS soldiers | 2015 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) | Italian troops | Ep.5 | 1984 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company of Heroes | "Pak 38 50mm Anti-tank Gun" | 2006 | |
| Mare Nostrum | "Panzerabwehrkanone 38" | 2008 | |
| Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 | ||
| Post Scriptum | "Pak 38" | 2018 |
