The 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 22) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during
World War II. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of
Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into
Wehrmacht service as the ''8.35 cm Flak 22(t)''. Some guns were reportedly captured in
Yugoslavia as well. 144 were in Czech service during the
Munich Crisis in September 1938 of which
Slovakia seized between twenty-five and twenty-nine when it declared independence six months later.
[Kliment and Nakládal, p. 124] One hundred seven were in German service in August 1943, declining to twenty by October 1944.
[Gander and Chamberlain, p. 153]
Description
The ''PLK vz. 22'' was mounted on a pedestal which was fixed to a circular firing platform that was mounted on a wheeled carriage. It was fired from the carriage once the side
outriggers were swung into position to support the carriage. The carriage's metal wheels limited its towing speed to .
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Anti-aircraft guns of Czechoslovakia
World War II anti-aircraft guns
83 mm artillery
Military equipment introduced in the 1920s