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The 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 (Heavy Gun model 35) was a Czech field 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 10.5 cm K 35(t). Former Yugoslav guns were designated as the 10.5 cm Kanone 339(j). It was used by a variety of German units during World War II, especially on coastal defense duties. 36 were in service with the Slovak Army.[2]
10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 | |
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![]() 10.5 cm hk vz. 35 captured by the Wehrmacht, emplaced as coastal artillery in France | |
Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–1945 |
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Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Skoda |
Manufacturer | Skoda |
Produced | 1935-41 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,200 kilograms (9,300 lb) |
Barrel length | 4.4 metres (14 ft) L/42 |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.13 in) |
Breech | sliding block |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -6° to +42° |
Traverse | 50° |
Rate of fire | 8 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 730 m/s (2,395 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 18,100 metres (19,800 yd) |
Design & History
editIt was designed solely for motor traction. It fired 18-kilogram (40 lb) HE, canister and semi-armor-piercing shells.
Notes
edit- ^ "ztráty slovenské armády v letech 1939 - 1944 – Druhá světová válka – druhasvetova.com". druhasvetova.com (in Czech). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Kliment and Nakládal, p. 123
Bibliography
edit- Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
- 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