Type Anti-tank gun Wars World War II Designed 1935–1936 | Place of origin Czechoslovakia Designer Škoda | |
Used by Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
Yugoslavia
Slovakia |
The 3,7 cm KPÚV vz. 37 (Czech: kanón proti útočné vozbě) was 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 German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and used under the designations 3,7 cm PaK 37 (t). Captured Yugoslav guns were used under the designation of 3,7 cm Pak 156 (j). Slovakia acquired 158 when it declared independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.
The gun had a small shield and wooden-spoked wheels, although some were fitted with pneumatic wheels.
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3,7cm KPÚV vz. 37 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA