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Skoda 37mm P.U.V. vz38 L/39

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Skoda 37mm P.U.V. vz38 L/39
(Tank Gun)
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Manufactured1934 - 1945
Calibre37mm
LengthL/39
Rate of Fire10 rpm
 
37mm Armour Piercing
(AP Armor Piercing)
37mm 0.66Kg 762M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 42mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 48mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.14 0.28 0.59 1.34 2.34 3.71 5.72 8.97
Penetration(mm@30°) 40 36 32 25 19 14 10 6
Penetration(mm@0°) 47 42 37 29 23 17 12 8
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 90 54 22 3 1


 
37mm Tungsten Cored
(AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored)
37mm 0.37Kg 1020M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 59mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 68mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.1 0.21 0.46 1.12 2.12 3.87 7.59
Penetration(mm@30°) 60 54 46 35 25 16 9
Penetration(mm@0°) 70 63 54 41 29 19 11
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 60 22 2

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon Name
 PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf B,C,DPanzer 38t 
 PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf E,FPanzer 38t 
 PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf SPanzer 38t 
 PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf APanzer 38t 
 LT-38 TNHP (CKD/Praga) 
 PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf GPanzer 38t 
 

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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