3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34
3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 | |
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In Armádní muzeum Žižkov | |
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) |
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]
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]
ÚV vz. 34 tank gun[]
The ÚV vz. 34 fired a .815 kg (1.80 lb) armor-piercing shell at a velocity of 690 m/s (2,300 ft/s). The vz.34 comprised the main armament of a number of Czech/German armored vehicles.
Armored vehicles:
- - Czech tank-destroyer.
- LT vz. 34 - Czech light-tank.
- LT vz. 35/Panzer 35(t) - Czech/German light-tank.[3]
Performance[]
Armor penetration table[4] | |
Range | Contact angle 30° |
100 m (110 yd) | 37 mm (1.5 in) |
500 m (550 yd) | 31 mm (1.2 in)* |
1,000 m (1,100 yd) | 26 mm (1.0 in) |
1,500 m (1,600 yd) | 22 mm (0.87 in) |
*Another source quotes penetration of a vertical plate of 45 mm (1.8 in) thick armor at 500 m (550 yd).
See also[]
- Weapons of Czechoslovakia interwar period
Notes[]
References[]
- Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary L. (1993) [1978]. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945. Jentz, Thomas L. (Revised ed.). London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-214-6.
- Kliment, Charles K.; Francev, Vladimír (1997). Czechoslovak Armored Fighting Vehicles. Atglen, PA: Schiffer. ISBN 0-7643-0141-1.
- World War II anti-tank guns
- 37 mm artillery
- Artillery of Czechoslovakia
- World War II tank guns
- Tank guns of Czechoslovakia
- Military equipment introduced in the 1930s