8 cm PL kanon vz. 37

8 cm kanon PL vz. 37
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1937-1945
Used by	Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Škoda Works
Manufacturer	Škoda Works
Produced	1937-39?
Specifications
Weight	3,800 kilograms (8,400 lb)
Barrel length	4.04 metres (13 ft 3 in) L/52.8
Shell weight	8 kilograms (18 lb)
Caliber	76.5 millimetres (3.01 in)
Carriage	cruciform
Elevation	0° to +85°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	10-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity	800 metres per second (2,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	11,470 metres (37,630 ft) vertical ceiling

The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 7.65 cm Flak M 37(t). 97 were in service during the Munich Crisis in September 1938 of which Slovakia seized one when it declared independence six months later.

References

• Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3