Engineering:3,7cm ÚV vz. 38

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3.7cm ÚV vz. 38 (Škoda A7)
Panzer 38(t) Ausf. S.jpg
A Panzer 38(t) in the German Tank Museum, Munster.
TypeTank gun
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1938 to 1945
Used byCzechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
Hungary
Iran
Romania
WarsWorld War II
Specifications
Barrel length1.769 m (5 ft 10 in) L/47.8
Crew2

ShellFixed QF 37 x 268 mm R[1]
APCBC, APCR, HE
Calibre37.2 mm (1.46 in)
CarriageTurret
Muzzle velocity762 m/s (2,500 ft/s)
Effective firing range1,500 m (1,600 yd)

The ÚV vz. 38 (Czech: útočná vozba), manufacturer's designation Škoda A7, was a 37 mm tank gun designed by the Skoda Works in Czechoslovakia prior to World War II.

The gun was the primary armament of the Czech LT vz. 38 light tank, known in German service as the Panzer 38(t).

The primary user of the A7 was the Wehrmacht during World War II where the weapon went by the name 3,7cm Kampfwagenkanone 38(t).

Performance

In German service, in addition to conventional high explosive ammunition, the weapon fired two anti-tank rounds. The primary round the Panzergranate Pzgr.(t) umg. armor-piercing capped ballistic cap (APCBC), was ineffective at 2,000 m (2,200 yd) or beyond. The rarer tungsten Panzergranate 40 armor-piercing composite rigid (APCR), was ineffective at 1,000 m (1,100 yd) or beyond.

 
Armor penetration table
APCBC
Range Contact angle 30°
100 m (110 yd) 67 mm (2.6 in)
500 m (550 yd) 57 mm (2.2 in)
1,000 m (1,100 yd) 43 mm (1.7 in)
1,500 m (1,600 yd) 33 mm (1.3 in)
APCR
100 m (110 yd) 91 mm (3.6 in)
500 m (550 yd) 49 mm (1.9 in)
1,000 m (1,100 yd) 24 mm (0.94 in)

References

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