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4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38

The 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 (), also known as the 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 36 (), is an anti-tank gun produced by the Å koda Works that saw service in World War II.

History

Originally designed for the Czechoslovak Army, some were also sold to Yugoslavia. A number were appropriated by the Germans after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and used under the names 4.7 cm PaK (t) or PaK 36(t). The Germans continued production and mounted the PaK (t) on the Panzerkampfwagen I chassis as the Panzerjäger I tank destroyer. A similar attempt to mount it on the chassis of captured Renault R-35 tanks was less successful.

Design

The barrel has the unique feature of being able to swing 180° so that it lays flat over the trails for transport and the outer part of the trails can also be folded inward to reduce its size. The gun has a small gun shield and wooden-spoked wheels. Despite its dated appearance it was superior to most contemporary designs and the gun is armed with both AP rounds and HE rounds for infantry support.

Performance

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References

  • Gander, T.J. German Anti-tank Guns 1939-1945, Almark Publications, 1973. (soft cover)
  • 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
  • Hogg, Ian.Twentieth-Century Artillery, Barnes & Noble Books, 2000.
  • JanouÅ¡ek, Jiří. Československé dělostřelectvo 1918-1939, Corona, 2007.
  • Jentz, Thomas L. Panzerjaeger (3.7 cm Tak to Pz.Sfl.Ic): Development and Employment from 1927 to 1941 (Panzer Tracts No. 7-1) Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2004.