Skoda 75 mm Model 1939

Infobox Weapon
name=Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 (C6)


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origin=Czechoslovakia
type=mountain gun
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is_explosive=yes
is_artillery=yes
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service=1939-1945?
used_by=flag|Romania
flag|Iran
wars=World War II
designer=Skoda
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manufacturer=Skoda
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weight=convert|820|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|1.575|m|in L/21
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crew=
cartridge=convert|6.3|kg|lb
caliber=75 mm (2.95 in)
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velocity=480 m/s (1,575 ft/s)
range=
max_range=convert|10200|m|yd
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carriage=box trail
elevation=-7° 30' to +70°
traverse=7°
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The Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 (75 mm M.39) was a mountain gun manufactured in by Skoda Works and exported in small numbers to Romania and Iran. The design was related to the Bofors L/22 sold to Switzerland. For transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by mule. The gun crew was protected by an armoured shield. Romanian guns equipped two mountain artillery battalions [Chamberlain and Gander, p. 11] .

References

* Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. "Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns"

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