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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 Auto a.s. (Czech pronunciation: ⓘ), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948.
The origins of the houfnice vz. 28 began in 1928 at the Škoda Works in Plzeň.The design attempted to combine the howitzer and mountain gun roles into one weapon. The houfnice vz. 28 combined a two-wheeled box trail carriage, horizontal sliding-wedge breech, Hydro-pneumatic recoil system and high angle elevation.
The 4 cm kanón vz. 36 (i.e., 4 cm Cannon Model 36) was an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works in the 1930s. Although initially two types were developed—37 and 47mm—only the larger stayed. It should have been used in two variants Q and L1 while the L1 was the cannon with the vz. 37 machine gun. Only few Q variants were made.
The Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 (75 mm M.39) was a mountain gun manufactured in by Skoda Works and exported in small numbers to Romania and Iran. The design was related to the Bofors L/22 sold to Switzerland. For transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by mule.
Škoda's grave, St. Nicholas Cemetery, Plzeň. Emil Ritter von Škoda [a] (Czech: Emil rytíř Škoda [ˈɛmɪl ˈrɪciːr̝̊ ˈʃkoda]; 18 November 1839 – 8 August 1900) was a Czech engineer and industrialist, founder of Škoda Works, the predecessor of today's Škoda Auto and Škoda Transportation.
The 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 (Czech: kanón proti útočné vozbě vzor 38) is an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works that saw service in World War II.Originally designed for the Czechoslovak Army, some were also sold to Yugoslavia.
The Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 (75 mm M.28) was a mountain gun manufactured by Škoda Works and exported to Yugoslavia. It was a modernized version of the Škoda 75 mm Model 15 . The gun typically had a 75 mm barrel; however, it could be fitted with a 90 mm barrel.