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122 mm howitzer vz. 38/74 (reconstructed 122 mm howitzer vz. 38), is an artillery weapon designed to : - Destroying live enemy forces, both uncovered and in field shelters, - destroying and silencing the firepower of enemy infantry, - destroying fire-resistant shelters and other field structures, - engaging enemy artillery and motorised artillery, including direct fire on tanks, - shooting out passages in minefields and wire roadblocks, - transporting agitation leaflets to the enemy deployment area.
To fire the 122 mm howitzer vz. 38 was allowed to use both Czechoslovak and Soviet-made ammunition. The 122 mm howitzer vz. 38/74, split ammunition was used.
The cartridge is composed : - a live ( adjusted) round, - a smokeless powder charge, a firing screw and a working charge accessory stored in the cartridge case.
Composition of the howitzer : - Barrel with breech, - barrel, - sights - independent drum sight M 30 C, sight for direct firing vz.52 + panoramic gun sight PG.
The barrel consists of the breech, the jacket and the bolted rear of the breech. Thebreech is bolt-on with an eccentric hole for the firing pin firing pin. The Lafette consists of : - Cradle, - Braking device - normal length of the slide is 960-1065 mm max 1100 mm, - upper hatch - aiming and measuring controls, - balancing mechanism, - shield : fixed and movable part, - top-sail carrier with two deployable luffing arms, - sprung axle with wheels. - The howitzer is transported in a hitch behind a motor vehicle P V3S, T-138 VN.
Main technical data:
Calibre : 121.92 mm Number of grooves : 36 Maximum initial speed : 515 m/s Rate of fire : 5 to 7 shots/min. Max. Range : 11800 m
The design of the rifle allows : - Bearing from - 3° to + 63° - 49° range.
Dimensions in mm: Barrel length : 2800 ( without bolt ) 22,7 calibre Chamber length : 392 Overall width of march : 2480 Groove width : 7,6 Height : 1845 mm at 0° aiming Clearance : 335-354 Wheelbase : 2080 Tyres : SO 11-20 WIDTH Brakes : Air brakes
Weight in kg: Howitzer in combat position 2790 / in marching position 2850 Barrel with breech : 731 Breech : 34 Lafety : 1480 Shots : 21,76 Full load : 2,08 Carriage Speed : - Road : up to 65 km / hr. - Terrain : up to 20 km / h
Source : Del-22-4/s Prague 1979
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At the funeral of the former president of the Slovak rebubliky Michael Kováča will be used to protokolárne the purpose of the modified gun carriage húfnice vz. 38/74, that sa nachádza vo foundation Military historical múzea in Piešťanoch. Dad húfnica bola made in the Dubnici nad Vahom and from the arsenal of the Army of the Slovak republic bola vyradená in 1994.
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