Year | 1937 |
Weapon Type | Medium Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 96 |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 76.5mm |
Elevation | -1° to +85° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Semi-Automatic Vertical Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | Telescopic |
Gun Mount | Cruciform |
Carriage | Twin Two Wheeled Carriages |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4.040mm (L/52.8) |
Overall Length | 3.98m |
Width | 2.10m |
Height | 1.47m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 5.370 kg Weight in Action: 3.800 kg |
Round Weight | 14.58 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 800 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 10 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 15 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | 11.500m |
Maximum Ground Range | 16.900m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised (Skoda Z Truck) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 8cm PL Vz.37 (Proti Letadlový Vzor 37) was a medium anti-aircraft gun designed and built by the Czech firm Skoda. It was a modern design and was issued to medium anti-aircraft regiments and used to defend major cities. |