The Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 (75 mm M.28) was a

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and exported to Yugoslavia. It was a modernized version of the

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. The gun typically had a 75 mm barrel; however, it could be fitted with a 90 mm barrel. The

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redesignated these guns as 7.5 cm GebK 28 (in Einheitslafette mit 9 cm GebH) or 7.5 cm GebK 285(j). The gun crew was protected by an

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References

* Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. ''Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns'' * 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 *http://worldwar2.ro/arme/?article=305 {{DEFAULTSORT:Skoda 75 Mm Model 1928 Mountain artillery World War II field artillery Artillery of Czechoslovakia 75 mm artillery Military equipment introduced in the 1920s