4cm kanón vz. 36

4cm kanón vz. 36
Type	Anti-tank gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
Used by	Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1935
Manufacturer	Škoda Works
Produced	1935–1939
Specifications
Mass	1,250 kg
Barrel length	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) L/43
Crew	3
Caliber	47 mm, 47X404 (1.85 in)
Elevation	-15° to +12°
Traverse	45°
Muzzle velocity	775 m/s (2,540 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	5,800 m

The 4 cm kanón vz. 36 (i.e., 4 cm Cannon Model 36) was an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works in the 1930s. Although initially two types were developed—37 and 47mm—only the larger stayed. It should have been used in two variants Q and L1 while the L1 was the cannon with the vz. 37 machine gun. Only few Q variants were made. Three series of 268, 273 and 200(8.7. 1937, 30.3. 1938, ?.7. 1938 - date of orders) cannons were ordered, but only the first delivered. It was used in Czechoslovak border fortifications and after German occupation of Czechoslovakia it saw service in Atlantic Wall fortifications under the designation 4,7 cm Pak K 36(t).

References

• Janoušek, Jiří. Československé dělostřelectvo 1918-1939, Corona, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86116-34-1
• https://www.bunkry.cz/clanek/1259 - inczech only