5 cm KwK 38 L/42

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5 cm KwK 38 L/42

Summary

5 cm KwK 38 L/42 is an artillery model[1]. It draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (artillery_model category, ranking #179 of 968).[2]

Key Facts

  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's image is recorded as PzKpfwIIIF.Saumur.000a1y8q.jpg[3].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's instance of is recorded as artillery model[4].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's subclass of is recorded as tank gun[5].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's part of is recorded as Panzer IIIJ L/42[6].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's country of origin is recorded as Nazi Germany[7].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0268lgl[8].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's ammunition is recorded as 5 cm Panzergranate 39[9].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's ammunition is recorded as 5 cm Panzergranate 40[10].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's ammunition is recorded as 5 cm Sprenggranate[11].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition[12].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+96'}[13].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+58'}[14].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+36'}[15].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+28'}[16].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+22'}[17].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+1060'}[18].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+685'}[19].
  • 5 cm KwK 38 L/42's bore is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+5'}[20].

Body

Geography

5 cm KwK 38 L/42's part of is recorded as Panzer IIIJ L/42[6].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+96'}[13], {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+58'}[14], {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+36'}[15], {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+28'}[16], and {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+22'}[17]. Speeds include {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+1060'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+685'}[19].

Designation and Status

5 cm KwK 38 L/42's instance of is recorded as artillery model[4].

Why It Matters

5 cm KwK 38 L/42 draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (artillery_model category, ranking #179 of 968).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Revised Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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