The
Skoda 75mm Model 1939 (
75mm M.39) was a
mountain gun manufactured in
Czechoslovakia, by
Skoda (
1939). The design was related to the
Bofors L/22[?]. For
transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by
mule. The gun crew was protected by an
armoured shield. The M.1939 was used in
Iran and
Rumania; in the latter
nation the M.1939 formed the core of two mountain
artillery battalions.
- Calibre: 75mm
- Elevation: -30° to 70°
- Muzzle Velocity: 480m/s
- Range: 10,200m
- Traverse: 7°
- Weight: 820kg
- Weight of Shell: 6.3kg
See also: 105mm M.39