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The PaK 97/38
was a German anti-tank gun used during World War II. It was developed
using the barrel of the famous French 75 mm Mle 1897 gun. Many of these
guns were captured after the invasion of France and proved to be a
valid, quick, and relatively inexpensive solution to equip German
anti-tank troops with a more powerful weapon than the now outdated 37 mm
PaK 36, which was no longer capable of penetrating the armor of more
modern and robust Soviet tanks such as the KV-1 and the T-34. It could
fire a decent variety of ammunition types and was also used by numerous
anti-tank units of other Axis countries allied with Germany. Its
operational performance was later surpassed by the more modern and
up-to-date 75 mm PaK 40.
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