75mm M.1928 Gun

[YAN]

Hi, Could someone please help me with this question, was the Skoda 75mm M.1928 a field gun or a mountain gun ?, Wiki says a mountain gun but I have seen it also as a field gun, are these two seperate entities ?.
Thanks Yan.

[Victor]

I believe there may have been two different guns: one for mountain warfare and the other for regular field service.

The one mentioned by Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skoda_75_mm_Model_1928) is clearly different from the field version mentioned here: http://www.worldwar2.ro/arme/?language=en&article=305

[YAN]

Hi Victor, you are 100% right, see below.

75mm M.1928 Mountain Gun (Skoda)
Calibre: L/18
Weight: 700 kg
Elevation: -8° to +50°
Traverse: 7°
Muzzle Velocity: 425 m/s
Shell Weight: 6.3 kg
Max Range: 8.700m°

75mm M.1928 Field Gun (Skoda)

Calibre: L/?????
Weight: 1.816 kg
Elevation: -?????° to + ????°
Traverse: ?????°
Muzzle Velocity: 600 m/s
Shell Weight: 8 kg
Max Range: 13.100m

I have left some ???? in my post because I cannot find any other data on the 75mm Field Gun.
Thanks Yan.

[The Edge]

Romanian Skoda M1928 was basically the same gun as Yugoslav Skoda M1928 and later Czech Vz. 30.
I believe Skoda commercial designations were EF1 for Romanian and EF for Yugoslav (earlier) variant.
Main difference was caliber: 75mm in Romanian, 76.5mm in Yugoslav (Czech) one.
Other difference was in the capability: Romanian & Czech guns were of "gun-howitzer" type; Yugoslav variant was "universal gun", capable for all tasks: direct & indirect fire plus AA (AT) use - with special round platform it have 360-degree field of fire. It could be also disassembled in three parts for mountain transport (so it is "mountain" gun also).

[YAN]

Hi Edge, you may be right, but look at the stats, the range is far greater for the field gun then the mountain gun. I just went on to google images and the field looks like a field gun, not a mountain gun.
one confused Yan (Thanks for the reply Edge).

[The Edge]

one confused

In simple terms, two diffierent guns with same "M1928" designation.

M1928 mountain gun (75mm L/18) was used by Yugoslavia, Vanezuela, Afghanisatan & Switzerland (one test battery only). Skoda factory designation "CD". Captured Yugoslav guns used by Germany, Italy & Croatia (not sure about Romania - probably no).

M1918 field gun was used by Yugoslavia (76.5mm L/40), Romania (75mm L/40) and Czechoslovakia (Vz. 30, same ammo as Yu) - all three variants are different, depending on the nation, but the same basic design (evolved from M.14, M.16, Vz.14/19 and Vz.16/19 10-cm howitzer line). All named nations used also howitzer variation of the same design, being all 100mm L/25 - it seems Romanians used second hand "Vz.30"s as "M1930" (obtained via Germany) and their own "M1934" (if I'm not wrong, Skoda F1 factory designation). http://www.worldwar2.ro/arme/?section=18

If you need more data for Romanian M1928 field gun (Skoda EF1), it's almost identical with Czech Army Vz. 30 (except being a 75mm).

[YAN]

Thanks Edge, that clears that up.
Yan.

[1st Cavalry]

i am not sure if Romania actually received the field version ,

how can you tell the 100 mm skoda 1930 apart from the 75 mm skoda 1928 ?
besides measuring the diameter of the tube ...