10.5cm hrubý canon vz. 35
| 10.5cm hrubý canon vz. 35 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 10.5cm hruby canon vz. 35, 10.5 cm heavy cannon 35 (t) |
| Manufacturer designation: | 10.5cm hruby canon vz. 35 |
| Manufacturer country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Škoda , Plzeň |
| Production time: | 1935 to 1941 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 4.4 m |
| Caliber : |
10.5 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 42 |
| Cadence : | 8 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −6 ° to +42 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 50 ° |
The 10.5cm hrubý canon vz. 35 was a Czechoslovak field cannon , which was taken over by the Wehrmacht in World War II and used as a 10.5 cm heavy cannon 35 (t) .
history
The 10.5cm hrubý kanón vz, produced by Škoda in Plzeň for the Czechoslovak army from 1935 onwards . 35 was after the German occupation of the remainder of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 under the name Heavy 10.5 cm gun 35 (t) (t for Czech) transferred to the army. Production continued until 1941.
The guns supplied by Škoda to the Yugoslav army under the designation 105 mm M 36 could also be captured in the Balkan campaign and used on the German side under the designation 10.5 cm cannon 339 (j) (j for Yugoslav).
The cannon was mainly used in reserve units and in coastal defense. She weighed 4,600 kilograms on the march and could shoot 18-kilogram projectiles up to 18,100 meters.
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .
