8.8 cm KwK 43
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The 8.8 cm KwK 43 was an 88 mm 71-calibre-length tank gun designed by Krupp and used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was mounted as the primary armament on the Panzerkampfwagen
A Tiger II mounting an 8.8 cm KwK 43 gun, preserved at the Musée des Blindés
Pak 43/41 at CFB Borden.
8.8 cm KwK 36
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The 8.8 cm KwK 36 was an 88-millimetre tank gun used by the German Army during World War II. This was the primary armament of the PzKpfw VI Tiger I tank. It was developed and built by Krupp.
8.8 cm KwK 43
…destroyers or deployed stand-alone in the field. At 6.24 m (20.5 ft), the length of the KwK 43's barrel was over 1.3 metres longer than of that of the 8.8 cm KwK 36 used for the Tiger I. The cartridge of the KwK 43's shell was also considerably longer (at 82.2 centimetres (32.4 in)) and wider than that of the KwK…
A captured Tiger I tank fitted with the 8.8 cm KwK 36
8.8 cm KwK 36 at Base Borden Military Museum
Finnish training chart for KwK 36, shows an 88 mm PzGr. 39 (APCBC round).