Škoda A3
The 3,7 cm KPÚV vz. 34 (kanón proti útočné vozbě) (designated 3,7 cm PaK 34(t) in German service) was an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia. Škoda's own designation for it was A3. It is not known if guns seized by Germany after the occupation of Bohemia-Moravia saw service in World War II. Slovakia acquired 113 when it declared independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.[3] It was designed to a Czech Army requirement to penetrate 30 mm of armor at 1000 m in 1934.
Also recorded as 3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34 · 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 · A3 · 37 mm antitank gun vz. 34
Škoda A3
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- 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34
- Field
- 37 mm gun · anti-tank cannon · tank gun
- Period
- 1934
- Region
- Czechoslovakia
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It also fired a HE shell out to a maximum range of 4000 m. The gun had a small shield and wooden-spoked wheels, although some were fitted with pneumatic wheels.[4]
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• Name — 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 • Origin — Czechoslovakia • Type — Anti-tank gun • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1934–1944 • Used By — Czechoslovakia Slovakia[1] Nazi Germany • Wars — World War II • Designer — Škoda Works • Design Date — 1934 • Manufacturer — Škoda Works • Production Date — 1934–1939 • Variants — ÚV vz. 34 tank gun • Part Length — 1.48 m L/40 • Cartridge — Fixed QF 37 x 268 mm R[2] • Cartridge Weight —.815 kg • Caliber — 37.2 mm • Rate — 12 rounds per minute • Velocity — 675 m/s • Range — 1000 m • Max Range — 4000 m • Breech — Semi-automatic • Carriage — Split-trail
ÚV vz. 34 tank gun
ÚV vz. 34 tank gun
The ÚV vz. 34 fired a.815 kg armor-piercing shell at a velocity of 690 m/s. The vz.34 comprised the main armament of a number of Czech/German armored vehicles. Armored vehicles: • T-32 (Š-I-D) - Czech tank-destroyer. • LT vz. 34 - Czech light-tank. • LT vz. 35/Panzer 35(t) - Czech/German light-tank.
Performance
Performance
• Armor penetration table • Range — Contact angle 30° • 100 m — 37 mm • 500 m — 31 mm* • 1000 m — 26 mm • 1500 m — 22 mm • Another source quotes penetration of a vertical plate of 45 mm thick armor at 500 m.
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1934
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1934
Škoda A3 is recorded from 1934.
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- 1.ztráty slovenské armády v letech 1939 - 1944 – Druhá světová válka – druhasvetova.com. druhasvetova.com.
- 2.31-37 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES. www.quarryhs.co.uk.
- 3.Kliment and Nakládal, p. 121
- 4.Kliment and Francev, p. 138
- 5.Chamberlain and Doyle, p. 245
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