75mm Anti-Tank Gun: The Luftwaffe was desperate

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During 1942 the Luftwaffe was tasked to find ways to halt the increasing tank threat on the Eastern Front. One such experiment ended in the Junkers Ju 88 receiving a Pak 40 75mm (7.5cm) anti-tank gun. It caused lots of damage but only to one side.

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BArch, RL 30/7, Fernschreiben: Ju 88 mit Pak 40, 25.1.43.

BArch, RL 36/65, Fernschreiben: Einsatz des Versuchskommandos für Panzerbekämpfung, 13.9.43.

BArch, RL 36/65, Einsatzberichte der Versuchsstaffel Ju 88 seit der Unterstellung zum Panzerjagdkommando Bleckmann, 14.09.1943.

BArch, RL 36/65, Dauerschießerprobung Ju 88 P-1 mit Pak 40, 22.04.1943.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Big guns during WW2
00:47 - Reasons for AT guns
01:45 - Tank Hunter: Panzerjäger
06:43 - How effective was it?
09:40 - A problematic experiment

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