8.8 cm KwK 36

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8.8 cm KwK 36
A captured Tiger I tank fitted with the 8.8 cm KwK 36
Type	Kampfwagenkanone
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Unit cost	18,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁
Specifications
Barrel length	492.8 cm (194.0 in) bore (56 calibres)
Shell	Fixed QF 88 × 571mmR
Shell weight	10.2 kg (22 lb) Pzgr 39 Armor-piercing, capped, ballistic capped shell 7.3 kg (16 lb) Pzgr 40 Armor-piercing composite rigid (APCR)
Calibre	88 mm (3.46 in)
Elevation	-8° to +15°
Rate of fire	10 round per minute
Muzzle velocity	780 m/s (2,600 ft/s) APCBC 930 m/s (3,100 ft/s) APCR
Maximum firing range	10,500 m (34,449 ft)

The 8.8 cm KwK 36 (German: 8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36) was an 88-millimetre (3.5 in) tank gun used by the German Army during World War II. This was the primary armament of the PzKpfw VI Tiger I tank. It was developed and built by Krupp.