8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 | |
Origin: | Czechoslovakia |
Type: | Anti-aircraft gun |
Is Explosive: | yes |
Is Artillery: | yes |
Service: | 1937-1945 |
Used By: | Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany |
Wars: | World War II |
Designer: | Škoda Works |
Manufacturer: | Škoda Works |
Production Date: | 1937-39? |
Weight: | 3800kg (8,400lb) |
Part Length: | 4.04m (13.25feet) L/52.8 |
Cartridge: | 76.5 x 723mm R, rim dia.100mm[1] |
Cartridge Weight: | 8kg (18lb) |
Caliber: | 76.5mm |
Rate: | 10-15 rpm |
Velocity: | 800m/s |
Max Range: | 11470m (37,630feet) vertical ceiling |
Carriage: | cruciform |
Elevation: | 0° to +85° |
Traverse: | 360° |
The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 7.65 cm Flak M 37(t). 97 were in service during the Munich Crisis in September 1938 of which Slovakia seized one when it declared independence six months later.[2]