Skoda 75 mm Model 1939
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The Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 (75 mm M.39) was a mountain gun manufactured in Czechoslovakia, by Skoda Works (1939). The design was related to the Bofors L/22. For transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by mule. The gun crew was protected by an armoured shield. The M.1939 was used in Iran and Romania; in the latter nation the M.1939 formed the core of two mountain artillery battalions.
[edit] Statistics
- Calibre: 75 mm
- Elevation: -30 to 70 °
- Muzzle velocity: 480 m/s
- Range: 10,200 m
- Traverse: 7 °
- Weight: 820 kg
- Weight of Shell: 6.3 kg
See also: 105 mm M.39
