Škoda 75 mm Model 1928

Škoda 75 mm Model 1928
Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 at the Army Museum Žižkov in Prague
Type	Mountain gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
Used by	Albania  Yugoslavia  Croatia  Nazi Germany  Romania  Colombia
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Škoda
Manufacturer	Škoda
Specifications
Mass	700 kg (1,500 lb)
Barrel length	1.34 m (4 ft 5 in) L/18
Shell	6.3 kilograms (14 lb)
Caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-8° to +50°
Traverse	7°
Rate of fire	4 rpm
Muzzle velocity	425 m/s (1,394 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	8.7 km (5.4 mi)

The Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 (75 mm M.28) was a mountain gun manufactured by Škoda Works and exported to Yugoslavia. It was a modernized version of the Škoda 75 mm Model 15. The gun typically had a 75 mm barrel; however, it could be fitted with a 90 mm barrel. The Wehrmacht redesignated these guns as 7.5 cm GebK 28 (in Einheitslafette mit 9 cm GebH) or 7.5 cm GebK 285(j). The gun crew was protected by an armoured shield.

References

• Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns
• Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. 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, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
• http://worldwar2.ro/arme/?article=305