10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35
10.5 cm hk vz. 35 captured by the Wehrmacht, emplaced as coastal artillery in France
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1935-1945
Used by	Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia  Nazi Germany  Slovakia  Yugoslavia
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Skoda
Manufacturer	Skoda
Produced	1935-41
Specifications
Mass	4,200 kilograms (9,300 lb)
Barrel length	4.4 metres (14 ft) L/42
Caliber	105 mm (4.13 in)
Breech	sliding block
Carriage	Split trail
Elevation	-6° to +42°
Traverse	50°
Rate of fire	8 rpm
Muzzle velocity	730 m/s (2,395 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	18,100 metres (19,800 yd)

The 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 (Heavy Gun model 35) was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 10.5 cm K 35(t). Former Yugoslav guns were designated as the 10.5 cm Kanone 339(j). It was used by a variety of German units during World War II, especially on coastal defense duties. 36 were in service with the Slovak Army.^[1]

Design & History

It was designed solely for motor traction. It fired 18-kilogram (40 lb) HE, canister and semi-armor-piercing shells.

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Bibliography

• Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
• 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
• Kliment, Charles K. and Nakládal, Bretislav. Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997 ISBN 0-7643-0589-1