The 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42 (7.5 cm IG 42) was an

infantry support gun Infantry support guns or battalion guns are artillery weapons designed and used to increase the firepower of the infantry units they are intrinsic to, offering immediate tactical response to the needs of the unit's commanding officer. They typicall ...

, used by Germany, during

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. The requirement for this weapon came out of combat experience in 1940 when the existing IG 18 was felt to be outdated. However, by the time

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had completed the design a hollow charge shell had been designed for the IG 18 and the gun was not put into production. In 1944 the requirement was raised again and the barrel from the original design was mated with the carriage from the PAW 600 gun. An order was given for 1,450 guns. The first IG 42s were delivered in October 1944 equipped with muzzle brakes. It is unclear how many were taken into service until the end of the war.

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* http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Infanteriegeschutze.htm (in German) * World War II artillery of Germany World War II field artillery Infantry guns 75 mm artillery Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1944 {{artillery-stub

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