10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35

Infobox Weapon
name=10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35


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origin=Czechoslovakia
type=howitzer
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is_bladed=
is_explosive=yes
is_artillery=yes
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service=1935-1945
used_by=flag|Czechoslovakia
flag|Nazi Germany
flag|Slovakia
flag|Yugoslavia
wars=World War II
designer=Skoda
design_date=
manufacturer=Skoda
production_date=1935?-41
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weight=convert|4200|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|4.4|m|ft L/42
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crew=
cartridge=
caliber=105 mm (4.13 in)
action=
rate=8 rpm
velocity=730 m/s (2,395 ft/s)
range=
max_range=convert|18100|m|yd
feed=
sights=
breech=sliding block
recoil=
carriage=split trail
elevation=-6° to +42°
traverse=50°
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The 10.5 cm hrubý kanon vz. 35 (Gun model 35) was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 10.5 cm K 35(t). Former Yugoslav guns were designated as the 10.5cm Kanone 339(j). It was used by a variety of German units during World War II, especially on coastal defense duties. 36 were in service with the Slovak Army [Kliment and Nakládal, p. 123] .

Design & History

It was designed solely for motor traction. It fired convert|18|kg|lb HE, canister and semi-armor piercing shells.

References

* Englemann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. "Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliderung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz". Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
* Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. "Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945". New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3

* Kliment, Charles K. and Nakládal, Bretislav. "Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945". Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997 ISBN 0-7643-0589-1

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