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7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37

Field	Value
name	7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37
image	Skoda 75 mm model 1937 anti-aircraft cannon.right side.JPG
image_size	300
origin	Czechoslovakia
type	Anti-aircraft gun
is_explosive	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1937–1950?
used_by	{{plainlist
wars	World War II
designer	Škoda Works
manufacturer	Škoda Works
production_date	1937–39?
weight	2800 kg
part_length	3.65 m L/48.7
cartridge	75 x 657mm R
cartridge_weight	6.5 kg (HE)
caliber	75 mm
rate	10–15 rpm
velocity	750 -
range	4000 - slant range
max_range	9200 m vertical ceiling
breech	semi-automatic vertical sliding-block
recoil	Hydro-pneumatic
carriage	Cruciform
elevation	0° to +85°
traverse	360°
filling_weight	640 g

Czechoslovakia
Finland
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Italy

The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in World War II.

History

Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the **7.5 cm Flak M 37(t)**There could also be the 7.5 cm Flak 37(t).or 7.5 cm Flak Skoda (t). The Germans sold many of them to Italy where they were designated as the Cannone da 75/49. Surviving guns were taken back into German service after Italy's surrender in 1943. Twenty were sold to the Finns in November 1940. Twelve were in Luftwaffe service between April and September 1944.

Description

The gun had a semi-automatic, vertical sliding-block breech that automatically ejected the cartridge case after firing, but had to be hand-loaded for the next shot. It had a standard hydro-pneumatic recoil system and a muzzle brake. It could fire a 6.5 kg armor-piercing shell for direct fire. It was intended for motor towing as it rode on a two-axle carriage with pneumatic wheels, but could be towed by horses if necessary. The side legs of the cruciform mount folded for transport.

Notes

References

Bibliography

Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979
Kliment, Charles K. and Nakládal, Bretislav. Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939–1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997

References

"75–77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES".
(23 September 2007). "ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS PART 3: Heavy Guns".
"ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS PART 3: Heavy Guns".
Gander and Chamberlain, p. 153

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