This video covers the 88mm Pak 43/41 (trail mount) and Pak 43 (cross mount). This gun weighs almost 4.5 metric tons and served with the German Army during WW2. Although it had a high accuracy and penetration, the height and weight were particularly troublesome. In this video, we look at the gun and particularly at 4 experience reports, 2 from summer 1943 and 2 from February 1944, which gives a better understanding about the capabilities and limits of this gun. DISCLOSURE: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2023. https://www.youtube.com/c/thetankmuseum Check out the Nashorn Restoration Project: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfAA4BgO3pqk4ikjL7m4xUA Cover design by vonKickass. »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Fleischer, Wolfgang: Die deutsche Panzerjägertruppe: 1935-1945 : Katalog der Waffen, Munition und Fahrzeuge, Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag: Eggolsheim-Bammersdorf, Germany, 2007. Hogg, Ian V.: German Artillery of World War Two, Paperback edition, Frontline Books: London, UK, 1975. Hahn, Fritz: Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933-1945. Dörfler Verlag: Eggolsheim, o.J. Zaloga, Steven: Armored Champion. The top Tanks of World War II. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, US, 2015. Nachrichtenblatt der Panzertruppen, Nr. 10, April 1944. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen Vorschriftenstelle: Germany https://www.armeemuseum.de/de/?option=com_content&view=article&id=738:objekt-rundblickfernrohr&catid=65:ausgewaehlte-objekte-beschreibung various others 00:00 Intro 00:24 Pak 43 vs 43/41 01:53 Penetration vs Medium & Heavy Tanks 03:25 Gun Description 04:57 Caliber vs Weight – Evolution AT Guns 05:53 Moving the Pak 43/41 07:10 Experience Reports 07:23 The 1943 Reports 12:52 The 1944 Reports 16:44 Summary #pak43 #antitankgun #ww2