10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35

February 2013 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-228-0301-09A, Frankreich, Artilleriestellung, Geschütz.jpg 300 10.5 cm hk vz. 35 captured by the Wehrmacht, emplaced as coastal artillery in France Medium field gun Czechoslovakia yes yes yes 1935–1945 World War II Škoda 1927–1933 Škoda 1935–1941 106 4200 kg lb on 4.4 m ft on L/42 9 108×681mmR106-128 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES 18 kg lb on 108 mm in 2 on 8 rounds/min 730 m/s ft/s on 18100 m yd on Sliding block Hydropneumatic Split trail -6° to +42° 50° The 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 (Heavy Gun model 35) was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War. History The field gun was developed by the Military Aviation and Technical Institute starting in 1927. Its final form was approved in 1931. In 1933, the Ministry of Defense ordered a prototype which was delivered by Škoda at the end of November 1934. After extensive testing and the resolution of defects, the piece was adopted in 1935 by the army under the designation cs 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vzor 35. After the occupation, the guns captured by Germany were put into service by the Wehrmacht under the designation de schwere 10.5 cm Kanone 35(t). Furthermore, the production of these modern and efficient weapons continued for the Germans in occupied Czechoslovakia. Additional guns were captured in the Balkans campaign and were given the designation de 10.5 cm Kanone 339 (j). These guns were used by a variety of German units during World War II, especially on coastal defense duties. Design It was designed solely for motor traction. It fired 18 kg lb on HE, canister and semi-armor-piercing shells. Operators Kingdom of Bulgaria Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Slovakia – 36 guns remaining in 1939 entered service with the Slovak Army.Kliment Nakládal 1997 123Francev 2015 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia – Supplied by Škoda to the Yugoslav army under the designation 105 mm M.36. Lithuania – Ordered 24 pieces, of which only 4 were delivered before the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. Gallery References Notes Citations 30em Bibliography Engelmann Joachim Scheibert Horst C. A. Starke 1974 Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz German Artillery 1934-1945: A documentation in text, sketches and pictures: Equipment, organization, training, leadership, deployment de C. A. Starke Gander Terry Chamberlain Peter 1979 Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945 Doubleday 0-385-15090-3 Kliment Charles K. Nakládal Bretislav 1997 Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945 Schiffer 0-7643-0589-1 Fidler Jiří Sluka Václav 2006 Encyklopedie branné moci Republiky československé 1920-1938 Encyclopedia of the Armed Forces of the Czechoslovak Republic 1920-1938 Czech Praga Libri 9788072772568 Francev Vladimír May 12, 2015 Československé zbraně ve světě: V míru i za války Czechoslovak weapons in the world: In peace and in war Czech Grada Publishing, a.s. 9788024753140 915358191 10.5cm HRUBÝ KANON VZOR.35 https://www.quartermastersection.com/czechoslovakian/artillery/1179/HKVz.35 Quartermaster Section February 25, 2026 106-128 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable12.html quarryhs.co.uk dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170822001715/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable12.html August 22, 2017 February 25, 2026 106-128 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES External links CZK - vz. 35 (10,5 cm hrubý kanón) https://www.valka.cz/topic/view/12572 valka.cz 28 October 2021 Category:World War II artillery of Germany Category:World War II field artillery Category:Artillery of Czechoslovakia Category:105 mm artillery Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s