M37 Antiaircraft gun Skoda
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Vedot67
N 43° 51.265 E 018° 24.079
34T E 291141 N 4858986
WW2 Antiaircraft gun displayed outdoor in Sarajevo
Waymark Code: WMDH04
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date Posted: 01/15/2012
Views: 7
This is WW2 antiaircraft gun, displayed outdoor downtown Sarajevo. It's been used by Bosnian Partisans during WW2, against Germans. It's been produced in Czechoslovakia and description plate says:
M37 Skoda
(CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
Produced: 1937
Caliber: 75mm
Projectile Speed: 750m/s
Efective Range: 4000-6000m
Projectile weight: 5,5kg
Weight: 2800kg
What type of artillery is this?: Antiaircraft Cannon
Where is this artillery located?: Park
What military of the world used this device?: Bosnian Partisans
Parking location to view this Waymark: N 43° 51.279 E 018° 24.222
Cost?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Artillery is no longer operational: no
Date artillery was in use: Not listed
Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed
Still may work: Not Listed
Are there any geocaches at this location?: Not listed
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