8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22
The 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 22) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 8.35 cm Flak 22(t). Some guns were reportedly captured in Yugoslavia as well.
8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22
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- 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22
- Field
- anti-aircraft gun.
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- Czechoslovakia.
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The 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 22) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 8.35 cm Flak 22(t). Some guns were reportedly captured in Yugoslavia as well.
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144 were in Czech service during the Munich Crisis in September 1938 of which Slovakia seized between twenty-five and twenty-nine when it declared independence six months later. One hundred seven were in German service in August 1943, declining to twenty by October 1944.
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Key facts
• Name — 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 • Origin — Czechoslovakia • Type — Anti-aircraft gun • Is Explosive — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1924–1945 • Used By — See users • Wars — World War II • Designer — Škoda Works • Manufacturer — Škoda Works • Production Date — 1924–37? • Weight — 8800 kg • Part Length — 4.6 m L/55 • Cartridge — 83.5 x 677mm R • Cartridge Weight — 10 kg (HE) • Caliber — 83.5 mm • Rate — 12 rpm • Velocity — 800 m/s • Max Range — 11300 m vertical ceiling • Elevation — 0° to +85° • Traverse — 360°
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• Czechoslovakia • Nazi Germany • Slovak Republic (1939–1945) • Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Definition
Definition
The following is established of the heading itself. 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 is classified as an anti-aircraft gun. Institutional cataloguing adds that 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 is associated with Czechoslovakia.
Description
The PLK vz. 22 was mounted on a pedestal which was fixed to a circular firing platform that was mounted on a wheeled carriage. It was fired from the carriage once the side outriggers were swung into position to support the carriage. The carriage's metal wheels limited its towing speed to 12 km/h.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. 22 is recorded as a kind of anti-aircraft gun. 22 was manufactured by Škoda Works.
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- “8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES. www.quarryhs.co.uk.
- 2.Statistické údaje výzbroje Čs. armády v roce 1938. 24 March 2005.
- 3.Kliment and Nakládal, p. 124
- 4.Gander and Chamberlain, p. 153
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