It was in 1934 that the German Army ordered Rheinmettal A G to develop
a new 3.7cm anti-tank gun. Rheinmettal ranked beside Krupp as the
biggest gun maker in Germany and already manufactured the first 3.7cm
anti-tank rapid firer in 1918. In 1935, Rheinmettal finished designing
the new anti-tank gun. The overall weight was 450kg. Having two
rubber-tired wheels, torsion bar suspension system and two rear trail
legs, the gun could be easily moved by only a few men. A gun shield of
4mm thickness was fixed for the protection of the gun crew. The gunner
was on the left side of the gun and could traverse it by 60 degrees
both ways, elevate by 25 degrees and depress by 8 degrees. The loader
was on the right side of the horizontal sliding breech block and the
gun could make continuous fire at a rate of 15 rounds per minute. The
3.7cm gun which was 45 calibres long had a muzzle velocity of 762
meters per second (when firing an armour-piercing projectile) and
penetrated a 48mm armour plate standing erect at a distance of 457
meters. The 3.7cm anti-tank gun was immediately accepted by the German
Army and officially designated Anti-tank Gun Model 35/36 (PAK 35/36).
In 1936, the Germans began to deliver the gun to the anti-tank gun
company of each division as its standard equipment. It is reported that
the excellent design of the then typical anti-tank gun exerted a great
influence on the progress of anti-tank guns in the Soviet Union, United
States, and Japan.
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Physical Specification
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1x Tamiya German 37mm Anti-Tank Gun (1/35)
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