The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 7.65 cm Flak M 37(t). 97 were in service during the Munich Crisis in September 1938 of which Slovakia seized one when it declared independence six months later.[2]
| 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1937-1945 |
| Used by | Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda Works |
| Manufacturer | Škoda Works |
| Produced | 1937-39? |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3,800 kilograms (8,400 lb) |
| Barrel length | 4.04 metres (13 ft 3 in) L/52.8 |
| Shell | 76.5 x 723mm R, rim dia.100mm[1] |
| Shell weight | 8 kilograms (18 lb) |
| Caliber | 76.5 millimetres (3.01 in) |
| Carriage | cruciform |
| Elevation | 0° to +85° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 10-15 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 800 metres per second (2,600 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 11,470 metres (37,630 ft) vertical ceiling |
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References
- 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 ISBN 0-385-15090-3