Skoda 47mm KPUV vz. 36

History

After the First World War (1914-1918), with the increasing proliferation of Army tanks, the attention of arms manufacturers quickly turned to measures of tank interception beyond typical obstacles and trenches. Some developed effective, tough rifles that could fire powerful shells, while others attempted to defeat armored line-of-sight field guns with simple penetration.

The 37mm caliber became the standard for many armed forces, including not only the towed anti-tank (AT) gun, but also the main armament of the tank itself.

Skoda made things better at its factory in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, realizing early on that 37mm projectiles were not enough for the ever-increasing trend for armor protection. So we put a lot of effort into designing and developing a newer, larger caliber weapon, the 47mm Canon PUV vz. 36 series during the interwar period. This became the culmination of work begun as early as the 1920s.

The gun went into production in 1934 and, as the name suggests, was in widespread service with the Czech army in 1936, before the start of World War II (1939-1945).

From the outset, the gun was more effective than the original 37mm caliber design available at the time. A 3.6 pound anti-tank shell was used, capable of penetrating all enemy armor at a range of up to 700 yards - at a time when most anti-tank guns at the time were only a few hundred yards and without any further management, the Czech rifles had significant advantage. The design uses a traditional arrangement with a two-wheeled tractor, mantlet and recoil mechanism mounted above the barrel assembly. A traditional crew consists of four to six people.

The weapon system is modeled after World War I artillery, and unlike the larger types, uses heavily spoked wheels.

These weapons are readily available to the Czech Armed Forces as production increases amid the deteriorating situation across Europe. Still, the weapon was not used in anger by the Czechs, but saw its best fighting years in the hands of the invading Germans, where it was designated 4.7 cm PaK 36(t).

For its part, the German Army used stationary and wheeled weapons, and their numbers allowed the service to standardize the types in its inventory. Some stocks were compiled into tracked vehicles for use in tank destroyers.

Until the last days of the war in 1945, the series was able to hold its own on the battlefield - such is its extraordinary design.

KPUV vz. 37 is a fork developed from vz. Model 36 in 37mm caliber, based on the first results of the 47mm caliber in service with Czech soldiers. Rubber tire wheels quickly set this design apart from larger-bore models.

However, a newer design, also in service by the Germans, was withdrawn from front-line service as early as 1941.

some vz. It is known that before the war, 36 guns entered Yugoslavia through the Czech exit.

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