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The Škoda Works (Czech: Škodovy závody, Czech pronunciation: ⓘ) was one of the largest European industrial conglomerates of the 20th century. In 1859, Czech engineer Emil Škoda bought a foundry and machine factory in Plzeň , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary that had been established ten years previously, founding Škoda Works.
Škoda Transportation a.s. is a Czech engineering company that continues the legacy of Škoda Works' rolling stock manufacturing that started at the end of 19th century in Plzeň. Following the first world war, the Works commenced locomotive production in a separate factory dedicated to that purpose.
Meanwhile, Akciová společnost, dříve Škodovy závody (Limited Company, formerly the Škoda Works), an arms manufacturer and multisector concern in Plzeň, which had become one of the largest industrial enterprises in Europe and the largest in Czechoslovakia, sought to enlarge its nonarms-manufacturing base, so acquired Laurin & Klement in ...
The Škoda 15 cm M 14 was developed and built at the Škoda Works in Pilsen. Like other guns of the time it had two crew seats mounted on the Gun shield. It broke down into two loads for transport. The M 14 was modified to improve elevation and range as well as to strengthen the carriage as the M 14/16. [1]
The origins of the 8 cm kanon vz. 28 began in 1928 at the Škoda Works in Pilsen. The design attempted to combine the field gun, mountain gun , and anti-aircraft gun roles into one weapon. The vz. 28 combined a two-wheeled box trail carriage, horizontal sliding wedge breech, hydro-pneumatic recoil system, high angle elevation and a firing table ...
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Site started original manufacturing of cars in 1905 as part of Laurin & Klement. Taken over by Škoda Works in 1925 and re-branded as Škoda Auto. Transferred into VW Group ownership in April 1991. Molsheim [1]
The Škoda 19 cm vz. 1904 was developed and built by Škoda at the Pilsen works. These guns used Krupp horizontal sliding breech blocks with separate loading metallic cased charges and projectiles.