9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20
| 9 cm PL kanon vz. 12/20 | |
|---|---|
Anti-aircraft gun | |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1920-1945? |
| Used by | Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Yugoslavia Soviet Union |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda Works |
| Manufacturer | Škoda Works |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6,500 kilograms (14,300 lb) |
| Barrel length | 4.05 metres (13 ft 3 in) L/45 |
| Shell weight | 10.2 kilograms (22 lb 8 oz) |
| Caliber | 90 millimetres (3.5 in) |
| Elevation | -5° to +90° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 12 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 775 metres per second (2,540 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) vertical ceiling |
The 9 cm PL kanon vz. 12/20 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 12/20) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during
minelayers of Royal Yugoslav Navy, 2 each on Sokol, Galeb and Orao and 1 on Jastreb Kobac and Gavran. Latter some of those guns (5?)were replaced with 8.35cm Škoda AA guns.[4]
It is possible that some of those guns after replacement on ships were put in service as ground anti aircraft battery.
Description
The PL kanon vz. 12/20 was a modernized version of a pre-World War I anti-aircraft gun. It was mounted on a fixed pedestal.
Notes
- ^ "Statistické údaje výzbroje Čs. armády v roce 1938". 24 March 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ Gander and Chamberlain, p. 153
- ^ Nebojša Đokić and Branko Nadoveza: NABAVKA NAORUŽANjA IZ INOSTRANSTVAZA POTREBE VOJSKE I MORNARICE KRALjEVINE SHS/JUGOSLAVIJE,NABAVKE IZ POLjSKE, SAD, ČEHOSLOVAČKE I ITALIJE p.121
- ^ Nebojša Đokić and Branko Nadoveza: NABAVKA NAORUŽANjA IZ INOSTRANSTVAZA POTREBE VOJSKE I MORNARICE KRALjEVINE SHS/JUGOSLAVIJE,NABAVKE IZ NEMAČKE i VELIKE BRITANIJE p.31
References
- Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). 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. ISBN 0-385-15090-3.
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