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).

4cm kanón vz. 36
4cm kanón vz. 36 in MO-S 19 infantry casemate
TypeAnti-tank gun
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
Used byCzechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1935
ManufacturerŠkoda Works
Produced1935–1939
Specifications
Mass1,250 kg
Barrel length2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) L/43
Crew3

Caliber47 mm, 47X404 (1.85 in)
Elevation-15° to +12°
Traverse45°
Muzzle velocity775 m/s (2,540 ft/s)
Maximum firing range5,800 m

References

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