Year | 1936 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Switzerland/Oerlikon |
Numbers Produced | 227 |
Crew | 7 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Two Assistant Loaders & Two Ammunition Bearers) |
Calibre | 20mm (20x101RB) |
Elevation | -8° to +75° |
Traverse | 360° (60° on Wheeled Carriage) |
Breech | Automatic - Blowback |
Recoil | Spring |
Gun Sight | Vz.36 |
Gun Mount | Tri-Pod |
Carriage | Two Wheeled Carriage |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.400mm (L/65) |
Overall Length | 2.055m |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 295 kg Weight in Action: 62 kg
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Round Weight | 0.12 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 830 m/s |
Feed | 15 Round Box Magazine |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 120 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 280 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | 3.700m |
Maximum Ground Range | 5000m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised (Tatra TS-82 Truck) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 2cm VKPL Vz.36 (Velký Kulomet Proti Letadlům Vzor 36) was a light 20mm anti-aircraft gun manufactured by the Swiss firm Oerlikon. The Czech army purchased the guns between 1937 and 1938 and issued them mainly to “fast divisions”. |