10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 | |
Origin: | Czechoslovakia |
Type: | Howitzer |
Is Ranged: | y |
Is Explosive: | yes |
Is Artillery: | yes |
Service: | 1935–1945 |
Used By: | Bulgaria Slovakia[1] |
Wars: | World War II |
Designer: | Skoda |
Manufacturer: | Skoda |
Production Date: | 1935-41 |
Weight: | 4200kg (9,300lb) |
Part Length: | 4.4m (14.4feet) L/42 |
Caliber: | 105 mm (4.13 in) |
Rate: | 8 rpm |
Velocity: | 730 m/s (2,395 ft/s) |
Max Range: | 18100m (59,400feet) |
Breech: | sliding block |
Carriage: | Split trail |
Elevation: | -6° to +42° |
Traverse: | 50° |
The 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 (Heavy Gun model 35) was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 10.5 cm K 35(t). Former Yugoslav guns were designated as the 10.5 cm Kanone 339(j). It was used by a variety of German units during World War II, especially on coastal defense duties. 36 were in service with the Slovak Army.[2]
It was designed solely for motor traction. It fired 18kg (40lb) HE, canister and semi-armor-piercing shells.