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4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38
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The 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 (Czech: kanón proti útočné vozbě vzor 38) is an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works that saw service in World War II. Originally designed for the Czechoslovak Army, some were also sold to Yugoslavia. A number were appropriated by the Germans after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and used under the names 4.7 cm PaK (t) or PaK 38(t).
Specifications
(1936 – 1940)
- Type: Anti-tank gun
- Place of origin: Czechoslovakia
- Designed: 1936
- Produced: 1939–1940
- Mass: 590 kg (1,300 lbs)
- Barrel length: 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) L/43
- Diameter: 4.7 cm
- Shell: Fixed QF 47×405 mm R
- Shell weight: 1.6 kg (3 lb 8 oz)
- Caliber: 47 mm (1.85 in)
- Carriage: Split trail
- Elevation: -8° to +26°
- Traverse: 50°
- Muzzle velocity: 775 m/s (2,542 ft/s)
- Maximum firing range: 4,000 m (4,375 yds)
The 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
Game Title | Appears As | Note | Date |
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Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | 2021 |