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Skoda 75 mm Model 1928
Type Mountain gun
Place of origin Czechoslovakia
Service history
Used by Flag of Albania Albania
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Flag of Croatia Croatia
Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Nazi Germany
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Skoda
Manufacturer Skoda
Specifications
Mass 700 kg (1,500 lb)
Barrel length 1.34 m (4 ft 5 in) L/18

Shell 6.3 kilograms (14 lb)
Caliber 75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriage box trail
Elevation -8° to +50°
Traverse
Rate of fire 4 rpm
Muzzle velocity 425 m/s (1,394 ft/s)
Maximum firing range 8,700 m (9,500 yd)

The Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 (75 mm M.28) was a mountain gun manufactured by Skoda Works and exported to Yugoslavia. It was a modernized version of the Skoda 75 mm Model 15. The gun typically had a 75 mm barrel; however, it could be fitted with a 90 mm barrel. The Wehrmacht redesignated these guns as 7.5 cm GebK 28 (in Einheitslafette mit 9 cm GebH) or 7.5 cm GebK 285(j). The gun crew was protected by an armoured shield.

Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 (AM Žižkov)

References[]

  • Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns
  • Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3


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