The following brief report on the German 75-mm Pak 40 antitank gun is reproduced from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 18, Feb. 11, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

NEW GERMAN 75-MM ANTITANK GUN With the increasing potential effectiveness of the tank, particularly in more powerful armament and greater armor thickness, there has of necessity been a corresponding development in antitank weapons. Perhaps the greatest threat to the tank is the antitank gun. Until recently the largest caliber German antitank gun (as differentiated from the AA/AT gun, or the tank gun) has been the 50-mm. It is now believed that the Germans have a 75-mm antitank gun, the 7.5-cm Pak 40. This is probably the long-barreled tank gun of the new Mark IV German tank, produced as a field piece. The importance of this development cannot be overestimated, since guns of the 50-mm class may thereby be rendered obsolescent. A further stage in the gun - vs. - armor battle may have been reached.

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