85 mm anti-tank gun D-48
Overview

85 mm anti-tank gun D-48

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Performance of D-48 and comparable weapons

Effectiveness against rolled homogeneous armor

Weapon	Muzzle Velocity, meters per second	Penetration in mm

85 mm D-48 (firing BR-372 APCBC)	1040	195 (at 90°, range 1000 meters)

8.8 cm PaK 43 (firing PzGr 40/43 APCR)	1200	228 (at 90°, range 1000 meters)

90 mm M3 (firing M304 APCR)	1021	173 (at 30°, range 914 meters)

These data are not directly comparable as various measurement methods are used. They are, however, illustrative of the relative performance of the weapons.

Sentence(s)

The 85 mm anti-tank gun D-48 fires (APCBC-T) BR-372 with a high velocity of 1040 meters per second and penetrate at a range of 1000 meters at an angle of 90 degrees.

final_sentence: The 85 mm anti-tank gun D-48 fires (APCBC-T) BR-372 with a high velocity of 1040 meters per second and penetrate at a range of 1000 meters at an angle of 90 degrees.