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8 cm minomet vz. 36

Field	Value
name	8 cm minomet vz. 36
origin	Czechoslovakia
type	medium mortar
is_artillery	yes
service	1936–1945
used_by	Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
Slovakia
wars	World War II
designer	Škoda Works
manufacturer	Škoda Works
production_date	1936−39?
weight	62 kg
part_length	1.16 m
cartridge_weight	3.265 kg (light bomb)
6.85 kg (heavy bomb)
caliber	81.3 mm
velocity	220 m/s
range	1200 m (heavy bomb)
max_range	3400 m (light bomb)
elevation	+40° to +80°
traverse	10°

Nazi Germany Slovakia 6.85 kg (heavy bomb)

The 8 cm minomet vz. 36 (mortar model 36) was a medium mortar designed by the Škoda Works during the Thirties. Intended as standard medium infantry mortar for the Czechoslovak Army all available weapons were impressed into service by the German Army when they occupied Bohemia-Moravia in March 1939 and the Slovaks seized approximately one hundred fifty when they declared independence from Czechoslovakia at the same time. Slovak weapons saw combat in the Slovak-Hungarian War, the invasion of Poland, the opening months of Operation Barbarossa and the Slovak National Uprising.

Design

The 8 cm minomet vz. 36 was a close copy of the French Brandt series of mortars. While it differed in details the most important thing was that its ammunition was incompatible with the Brandt mortars. It fired two different mortar bombs, a light 3.265 kg bomb to a range of 3400 m and a heavy 6.85 kg bomb to 1200 m. It broke down into three loads, barrel, baseplate and tripod, for transport. Normally one man carried each piece.

Operational use

Approximately 900 were in Czechoslovak service in September 1938.

Mortars captured by the Germans were given the designation 8 cm GrW M.36(t). Nothing specific is known about German use although it likely saw service mostly with 2nd-line and reserve troops.

Slovakia seized approximately one hundred fifty when they declared independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939. They were used as the standard medium infantry mortar for the duration of the war. They saw combat in the Slovak-Hungarian War, the invasion of Poland, the opening months of Operation Barbarossa and the Slovak National Uprising.

Notes

References

Gander and Chamberlain, p. 307
Šrámek, Pavel. (1999). "Zabezpečení válečné armády výzbrojí, technikou a materiálem Pavel Šrámek - Pavel Minařík". Sborník vojenské akademie v Brně.
Chamberlain, Peter. (1975). "Mortars and rockets". Arco Pub. Co.
Kliment and Naklàdal, p. 120

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