Year | 1937 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Tank Gun |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | Total: 1.379 806 x 34P (Infantry) 53 x 34J (Cavalry) 520 x 34M (Motorised)
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Crew | 5 |
Calibre | 37mm (37.2x268R) |
Elevation | -8° to +26° |
Traverse | 50° |
Breech | Semi-Automatic Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.7mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.778mm (L/47.8) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | 0.58m (37P) 0.63m (37J & 37M)
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Weight | Weight in Traction: 37P (Infantry): 400 kg 37J (Cavalry): 850 kg 37M (Motorised) 295 kg Weight in Action: 37P (Infantry): 370 kg 37J (Cavalry): 380 kg 37M (Motorised) 380 kg
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Round Weight | 0.850 kg (AP) |
Muzzle Velocity | 750 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 23 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 5000m (HE) |
Armour Penetration | 31mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Horse Drawn (One Horse) Motorised (Light Truck) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 3.7cm KPÚV Vz.34 (kanón proti útočné vozbě Vzor 34) was the first anti-tank gun issued to Czech troops. It was a fine weapon and at the time it was one of the best in the world. It was produced in three versions infantry, cavalry and bicycle. The infantry versions had wooden wheels. The cavalry and bicycle versions had rubber tyres, eight were later modified for motorised traction. They were issued to support companies and anti-tank companies located in infantry and cavalry brigades. |