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Skoda 75mm Model 1939
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
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