| Year | December 1940 |
| Weapon Type | Light Anti-Tank Gun |
| Origin & Designer | Germany/Rheinmetall |
| Numbers Produced | 9.568 |
| Crew | 5 (Gun Commander, Gunner, Loader & 2 x Ammunition Bearers) |
| Calibre | 50mm (50x419) |
| Elevation | -8° to +27° |
| Traverse | 65° |
| Breech | Horizontal Sliding Wedge |
| Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
| Gun Sight | Z.F. 3x8 |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Carriage | Split Trail |
| Trailers | [@trailers] |
| Gun Shield | Two 4mm Plates (Spaced Armour) |
| Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
| Barrel Length | 3000mm (L/60) |
| Overall Length | 4.75m |
| Width | 1.88m |
| Height | 1.05m |
| Weight | Weight in Traction: 1.062 kg Weight in Action: 986 kg |
| Round Weight | Pzgr 39 – 4.13 kg (AP) Sprgr Patr – 3.28 kg (HE) |
| Muzzle Velocity | 835 m/s (AP) 550 m/s (HE) |
| Feed | [@feed] |
| Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
| Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
| Rate of Fire | 13 r.p.m. |
| Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
| Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
| Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
| Maximum Range | 6.550m |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Traction | Motorised (Sd.Kfz 10) |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | The PaK 38 was a much better gun then the PaK 36 and immediately made its mark on the Russian front and later in Africa. It came as a shock to the Germans when their 37mm guns were found to be ineffective against the Russian T-34s and British Matilda tanks, so the addition of the PaK38 was gratefully received especially by the infantry and when the heavier PaK 40 was introduced as a replacement, it was never fully withdrawn and served out the war in infantry anti-tank companies. |