A PaK 38 with a caliber of 5.0 cm
PaK stands for Pantserafweerkanon (originally German: Panzerabwehrkanone). This means weapons designed specifically to use armored targets. A PaK is always a flat-track weapon, that is, the grenade is shot directly on the target.
In order to stop broken enemy tanks, ordinary artillery cans were initially deployed (World War I). When the armor's armor and maneuverability increased ever further, it became necessary to develop a special weapon for this purpose.
The peak of the efforts of PaK's was the eastern front during World War II. The development and caliber of the guns increased proportionately with the development of armor on the enemy side. The Wehrmacht in Poland in 1939 also used to use 3,7 cm (PaK 35) caliber guns, at the end of the war there were already 12.8 cm gauge guns (PaK 80). Also see
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