The Škoda MU-4 Tankette was a
Czechoslovakian tankette design of 1933. It was designed as a successor to the Škoda MU-2 tank.
History
In 1932, the company Škoda tried to develop a new tank after the unsatisfactory Škoda MU-2. The result was the MU-4, made from a modified
Carden-Loyd Mk. VI tankette chassis, which was entered into a competition for tankettes in the
Czechoslovak Army
The Czechoslovak Army (Czech and Slovak: Československá armáda) was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary.
History
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, where it lost to the
Tančík vz. 33. It was then entered into a competition for the
Yugoslav Army, where it lost to both the Polish
TK-3 TK-3 may refer to:
*TK-3 (tankette), a Polish military vehicle of the Second World War
* Teradako-ken TK-3, a Japanese transport plane of the Second World War
*TK-3 (missile) or Sky Bow III, a 2010s Taiwanese anti-aircraft system
See also
*VR Clas ...
(also developed from the Carden-Loyd) and the
ČKD PI. The Škoda MU-4 was then offered to Afghanistan, Hungary, and Sweden, but was rejected by all of them. In the end, only a single prototype was made, which surprisingly survived
World War II. The prototype was acquired by the Military History Institute Prague in 1972 and was restored to running condition. The prototype is now in the
Military Museum Lešany where it is occasionally shown in exhibits.
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MU-4
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Tankettes of the interwar period
Tankettes