7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37

7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37

Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1937-1950?
Used by	Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Kingdom of Italy Finland
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Škoda Works
Manufacturer	Škoda Works
Produced	1937-39?
Specifications
Weight	2,800 kilograms (6,200 lb)
Barrel length	3.65 metres (10 ft) L/48.7

Shell weight	5.5 kilograms (12 lb) (HE)
Caliber	75 millimetres (3.0 in)
Breech	semi-automatic vertical sliding block
Recoil	hydro-pneumatic
Carriage	cruciform
Elevation	0° to +85°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	10-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity	750–775 metres per second (2,460–2,540 ft/s)
Effective firing range	4,000–6,000 m (13,000–20,000 ft) slant range
Maximum firing range	9,200 metres (30,200 ft) vertical ceiling
Filling weight	640 grams (23 oz)

The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in the Second World War. 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) or Flak Skoda. The Germans sold many of them to Italy where they were designated as the Cannone da 75/49 or 75/50. Surviving guns were taken back into German service after Italy's surrender in 1943. 20 were sold to the Finns in November 1940.^[1] Twelve were in Luftwaffe service between April and September 1944.^[2]

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 kilograms (14 lb) 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.^[1]

Notes

1 2 "ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS PART 3: Heavy Guns". 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
↑ Gander and Chamberlain, p. 153

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
Kliment, Charles K. and Nakládal, Bretislav. Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997 ISBN 0-7643-0589-1

External links

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The Kanon PL vz. 37 in Finnish service

Weapons and military equipment designed in Czechoslovakia 1919–1945

Firearms

Pistols	Pistole vz. 22 Pistole vz. 24 ČZ vz. 27 ČZ vz. 38

Service rifles	Vz. 98/22 vz. 24 vz. 33 ZH-29

Submachine guns	ZK-383

Machine guns	ZB vz. 26 ZB-30 ZB-50 ZB vz.60 ZB vz. 37 machine gun

Artillery

Mortars	8 cm minomet vz. 36

Tank and Anti-tank guns	3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34 37 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 37 Skoda 37 mm A7 47 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 36

Field artillery and Mountain guns	Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 Skoda 75 mm Model 1936 Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 8 cm kanon vz. 30 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35 Skoda 105 mm Model 1939

Heavy artillery	15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 Skoda K-series Skoda Model 1928 Gun 21 cm Kanone 39 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) 22 cm Howitzer Model 28 24 cm Haubitze 39 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)

Anti-aircraft guns	7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20

Naval artillery	14 cm/56

Armored
Fighting
Vehicles

Tanks	Tančík vz. 33 AH-IV LT vz. 34 LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 ST vz. 39 40M Turán I

Tank destroyers and Assault guns	T-32 (S-I-D) TACAM R-2

Armored cars and Tankettes	OA vz. 27 OA vz. 30 Tančík vz. 33

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