CZK - Cvičná statická tanková veža T-34/85

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As part of the improvement movement and the effort to save fuel and the service life of full combat vehicles in the post-war Czechoslovak army, this makeshift teaching aid was also created. It was a static tank aid using a decommissioned medium tank T-34/85. This aid was intended to improve marksmanship training for future tank crews.
The hull of the tank was cut open at the level of the bulkhead separating the fighting and engine compartments. Instead of a machine gun in the turret, an air rifle was mounted. It was mounted in a bracket mounted on the starboard side of the gun. The triggering was electric. The plastic table was modified so that it could be fired in a variety of conditions. It had a trio of movable targets, side, angled and perpendicular ramps. They were driven by electric motors from fans, which were suitably geared. The electromotors were powered by ordinary tank batteries. The firing range was also adapted for night firing. For this purpose an ordinary magneto and a few automobile candles were used, which were arranged on a plastic table. The skipping sparks on the candles imitated machine gun fire and partially illuminated the hinged figugine placed just behind the candle. The instructor controlled these elements using a junction box located on the right wall of the building. Rectangular holes were cut into the turret for better observation of the crew's activities. The gunner used this simulator to practice coordination in controlling aiming and sighting during static firing at various ranges and directions. In addition to marksmanship training, this aid can also be used to train the entire crew in cooperation. The loader can also simulate the loading of a cannon. It has a trio of ammunition traps of different designation.


Staff Captain Vaclav Matoušek - Zřízení minaturních střelnic u tankkového útvar, magazine Tankista No. 4/1951, published by the Ministry of National Defence

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Naše vojsko, year 10, no. 12, 23.3.1951
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