List of Czechoslovakia interwar period weapons explained

This is a list of weapons used by Czechoslovakia during its interwar period (1918–1938). These include weapons that were designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia and Czechoslovak modifications to existing weapons, like the Schwarzlose machine gun. After the dissolution of the Second Czechoslovak Republic, many of these weapons saw combat in World War II: with the Axis Slovak Republic and with Nazi Germany after it occupied Czechoslovakia.^{[1] [2]} These weapons also saw widespread use abroad after being sold off to international buyers.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Small arms

Pistols

• Pistole vz. 22^[7]
• Pistole vz. 24
• ČZ vz. 27^{[8] [9]}
• ČZ vz. 38^{[9] [10]}

Rifles

• Vz. 98/22^[11]
• Vz. 24^{[12] [11]}
• Vz. 33^{[13] [14]}
• Vz. 39^[15]
• ZH-29^{[16] [17]}

Submachine guns

• ZK-383^[18]
• KP vz. 38^[19]

Machine guns

• ZB vz. 26 (main inspiration for Bren gun alongside the updated ZB vz 30)^{[20] [21]}
• ZB vz. 30^{[22] [23]}
• Schwarzlose machine gun (Schwarzlose-Janeček vz.07/24 variant)^[24]
• ZB-53 (main inspiration for Besa gun)^{[25] [26]}
• ZB-50^[27]
• ZB-60 (main inspiration for Besa 15 mm heavy machine gun)^{[28] [29]}

Mortars

• 8 cm minomet vz. 36^{[30] [31]}

Grenades

• Offensive/Defensive impact grenade Vz 21
• OUG vz 34 impact grenade
• ORG vz 38 impact grenade
• OČRG vz 38 time fuze grenade

Artillery

Tank and Anti-tank guns

• 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 (main armament of Czechoslovak tank LT vz 34 and LT vz 35 the latter AKA Panzer 35(t))^{[32] [33]}
• 4cm kanón vz. 36^[34]
• 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 37^{[35] [36]}
• 3,7cm ÚV vz. 38 (main armament of Czechoslovak LT vz 38 tank AKA Panzer 38(t))^[37]
• 4,7cm KPÚV vz. 38 (gun of Panzerjager I)^{[38] [39]}

Field guns and Mountain guns

• Skoda 75 mm Model 1928^{[40] [41]}
• Skoda 75 mm Model 1936^[42]
• Skoda 75 mm Model 1939^[43]
• 8 cm kanon vz. 28^[44]
• 8 cm kanon vz. 30^{[45] [46]}
• Skoda houfnice vz 14^[47]
• Skoda 100 mm Model 16/19^{[48] [39]}
• 10 cm houfnice vz. 28^[44]
• 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 (howitzer)^{[49] [50]}
• 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35^[51]
• Skoda 105 mm Model 1939^[43]

Heavy artillery

• 15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25^{[52] [53]}
• Skoda K series^{[54] [55]}
• Skoda Model 1928 Gun^{[56] [57]}
• 21 cm Mörser M. 16/18^{[58] [59]}
• 21 cm Kanone 39^{[60] [61]}
• 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17)^[54]
• Skoda 220 mm howitzer^{[54] [62]}
• 24 cm Haubitze 39^{[63] [61]}
• 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)^{[64] [65]}

Anti-Aircraft artillery

• 2cm VKPL vz 36(Oerlikon 20 mm cannon)^{[66] [67]}
• 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37^{[68] [69]}
• 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37^[70]
• 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22^{[71] [72]}
• 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20^[73]

Naval artillery

• Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun^[66]

Armoured fighting vehicles

Tanks

• Kolohousenka^{[74] [75]}
• LT vz. 34^{[76] [77]}
• LT vz 35 (Panzer 35(t))^{[78] [79]}
• LT vz 38(Panzer 38(t))^{[80] [81]}
• ST vz 39 (commercial designation V-8-H)^[82]

Tankettes

• Tančík vz. 33^{[83] [84]}
• Škoda MU-4^[85]
• AH-IV^{[86] [87]}

Armoured cars

• OA vz. 27^{[88] [89]}
• OA vz. 30^{[90] [91]}
• OA vz 23

See also

• Battle of Czajánek's barracks

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