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Skoda 75 mm Model 1939

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Type
  
Mountain gun

In service
  
1939-1945?

Wars
  
World War II

Place of origin
  
Czechoslovakia

Used by
  
Romania Iran

Designer
  
Skoda

The Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 (75 mm M.39) was a mountain gun manufactured in by Skoda Works and exported in small numbers to Romania and Iran. The design was related to the Bofors L/22 sold to Switzerland. For transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by mule. The gun crew was protected by an armoured shield. Romanian guns equipped two mountain artillery battalions.

References

Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 Wikipedia