3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34
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The 3,7 cm KPÚV vz. 34 (Czech: kanón proti útočné vozbě) (designated 3,7 cm PaK 34(t) in German service) was an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia. Škoda's own designation for it was A3. It is not known if guns seized by Germany after the occupation of Bohemia-Moravia saw service in World War II. Slovakia acquired 113 when it declared independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.[2]
3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 | |
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Type | Anti-tank gun |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1934–1944 |
Used by | Czechoslovakia Slovakia Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda Works |
Designed | 1934 |
Manufacturer | Škoda Works |
Produced | 1934–1939 |
Variants | ÚV vz. 34 tank gun |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) L/40 |
Shell | Fixed QF 37 x 268 mm R[1] |
Shell weight | .815 kg (1 lb 12.7 oz) |
Caliber | 37.2 mm (1.46 in) |
Breech | Semi-automatic |
Carriage | Split-trail |
Rate of fire | 12 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 675 m/s (2,210 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 1,000 m (1,100 yd) |
Maximum firing range | 4,000 m (4,400 yd) |
It was designed to a Czech Army requirement to penetrate 30 mm (1.2 in) of armor at 1,000 m (1,100 yd) in 1934. It also fired a HE shell out to a maximum range of 4,000 m (4,400 yd). The gun had a small shield and wooden-spoked wheels, although some were fitted with pneumatic wheels.[3]