5 cm Pak or 7,5 cm Pak?

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Befehl227
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5 cm Pak or 7,5 cm Pak?

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Post by Befehl227 » 20 Apr 2014, 00:39

Gents, I need your help, is this a 5 cm Pak or a 7,5 cm Pak?

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Re: 5 cm Pak or 7,5 cm Pak?

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Post by Manuferey » 20 Apr 2014, 00:45

7,5 cm Pak 40.

A quick and easy way to differentiate the 7,5 cm Pak 40 from the 5 cm Pak 38 is to count the number of bolts on the pad between the barrel and the recoil assembly: 2 for the Pak 40 et 3 for the Pak 38. :wink:

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Re: 5 cm Pak or 7,5 cm Pak?

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Post by Befehl227 » 20 Apr 2014, 02:02

Manuferey wrote:7,5 cm Pak 40.

A quick and easy way to differentiate the 7,5 cm Pak 40 from the 5 cm Pak 38 is to count the number of bolts on the pad between the barrel and the recoil assembly: 2 for the Pak 40 et 3 for the Pak 38. :wink:

Emmanuel
that's exactly what i needed, a good and quick explanation. thank you, emmanuel.

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