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

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details Skoda 37mm P.U.V. vz38 L/39 (Tank Gun) Manufactured 1934 - 1945 Calibre 37mm Length L/39 Rate of Fire 10 rpm   37mm Armour Piercing (AP Armor Piercing) 37mm 0.66Kg 762M/Sec Quoted Penetration 42mm @ 100mtr/30° ( ≈ 48mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 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) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 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 Name Common Name   PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf B,C,D Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf E,F Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf S Panzer 38t     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf A Panzer 38t     LT-38 TNHP (CKD/Praga)     PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf G Panzer 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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