8cm LEHKÝ KANON VZOR.30

8cm LEHKÝ KANON VZOR.30
Image: LK Vz.30 (Czechoslovakarmyin1938)
Year1933
Weapon TypeLight Field Gun
Origin & DesignerCzechoslovakia/Skoda
Numbers Produced204
Crew10
Calibre76.5mm (76.5x233R)
Elevation-8° to +80°
Traverse
BreechHorizontal Sliding Block
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun SightVz.8/14 Telescopic
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield4.2mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length3.060mm (L/40)
Overall Length[@length]
Width1.55m
Height1.62m
WeightWeight in Traction: 2.977 kg (Horse) 2.086 kg (Motorised)
Weight in Action: 1.816 kg
Round Weight8.0 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity600 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire10 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range13.500m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionHorse Drawn (Six Horses) & Motorised (Vz.29 Truck)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe LK Vz.30 (Lehký Kanon Vzor 30) was designed to replace the aging LK Vz.17 as the standard divisional field gun. It was a modern design which could be broken down into three loads, and just over 200 were produced between 1934 and 1938. It never fully replaced the LK Vz.17 and was issued to Artillery Regiments at divisional level.