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I was re-reading one of my reference works on the German Army of World War Two and found some data that may be of interest to those of our members who, like me, tend to dig down into the details of running their national economies and defense establishments. German Anti-Tank Guns 1935-1945, by Werner Haupt, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd., cites copies of German official records for the cost and material contents of various German antitank guns. Thinking that such information could be of some interest, I’ve extracted the following information relating to OTL weapons.

3.7cm PaK36

Price: 5,730 Reichsmarks; Production Time: 6 months; Manhours: 900

Material (kg): Iron – 760; Molybdenum – 0.28; Chrome – 2.16; Tin – 0.03; Copper – 2.4; Aluminum – 21.3; Lead – 0.11; Zinc – 2.16; Rubber – 66.3


5cm PaK38

Price: 10,600 Reichsmarks; Production Time: 6 months; Manhours: 1,800

Material (kg): Iron – 2,677; Chrome – 3.8; Tin – 0.30; Copper – 3.35; Aluminum – 80.8; Zinc – 0.47; Nickel – 5.0; Rubber 35.1


7.5cm PaK40

Price: 12,000 Reichsmarks; Production Time: approximately 6 months; Manhours: approximately 2,200

Material (kg): Iron – 6,400; Chrome – 68; Tin – 0.5; Copper – 28.8; Aluminum – 131.2; Lead – 0.03; Zinc – 18.9; Nickel – 15.8; Rubber – 64.7


7.5cm PaK41

Price: 15,000 Reichsmarks; Production Time: approximately 6 months; Manhours: approximately 2,800

Material (kg): Iron – 5,900; Tin – 0.5; Copper – 31.6; Aluminum – 150; Zinc – 16.6;


7.5cm Pak97/38 (conversion)

Price: 8,000 Reichsmarks; Production Time: 4 months; Manhours: 1,500

Interesting....good to know.

Just to add to your list, somewhat, anyways, the 2.8 cm sPzB 41 costed 4,520 Reichsmarks.

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Originally posted by TexanCowboy
Interesting....good to know.

Just to add to your list, somewhat, anyways, the 2.8 cm sPzB 41 costed 4,520 Reichsmarks.

Interesting. Source?

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by TexanCowboy
Interesting....good to know.

Just to add to your list, somewhat, anyways, the 2.8 cm sPzB 41 costed 4,520 Reichsmarks.

Interesting. Source?

Mentions it in this article, but the article doesn't list ITS source.