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Detail of 30 mm twin AA gun, vz.53/59. The M53/59 Praga is a Czechoslovak self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the late 1950s. It consists of an armoured version of the Praga V3S six-wheel drive truck chassis, armed with a modified version of the M53 twin 30 mm (1.2 in) anti-aircraft gun mounted on the rear, which can be removed and used to provide ground support.
The liner of Vz. 53/80. This type of lining was also used in the German Stahlhelm Czech seal of approval, manufacture date (1954), and the size (2) of the Vz. 53/80 pictured here. After World War II, the Soviet Union provided Czechoslovakia with Soviet SSh-39 and SSh-40 helmets for their newly formed
The 53-38/53-38U, which had entered service in 1938–1939, were the main Soviet torpedoes in World War II; they proved to be fairly reliable and effective.The two deadliest sinkings in history (the German 25,484-ton military transport Wilhelm Gustloff and the troop transport Goya) were performed by two Soviet submarines using 53-38s on 30 January and 16 April 1945; both ships were hit on ...
World War Z 2 potential release date: Has World War Z 2 been cancelled? Photo credit: Paramount. At one point the sequel was scheduled for release in 2017, but that time came and went without ...
The Vz.53 complemented the towed 30mm Vz.53/59 and its self-propelled version, the M53/59 Praga, which were not effective at extremely close ranges. The Vz.53 was similar to the Soviet ZPU-4, but the Vz.53's lighter 12.7 mm cartridge had a lower effective range and did less damage than the Soviet 14.5 mm weapon.
The Besa machine gun was a British version of the Czechoslovak ZB-53 air-cooled, belt-fed machine gun (called the TK vz. 37 in the Czechoslovak army [note 1]).. The name came from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), who signed an agreement with Äeskoslovenská zbrojovka to manufacture the gun in the UK.
The safety lever is located on the right side of the receiver, just above the trigger. The rifle has a Mauser-style tangent leaf rear sight graduated from 300 to 2,000 m (330 to 2,190 yd). The bayonet lug accepts a standard Polish issue wz. 29, and the barrel is equipped with a muzzle brake to ameliorate recoil. For a pioneering self-loading ...
M53, M-53, or M.53 may refer to: Military. M53 155mm Self-Propelled Gun, an American-made tracked, self-propelled gun;