Tarasnice

The Škoda Tarasnice or Type T-21 is a Czechoslovakian 82 mm calibre smoothbore recoilless rifle or gun firing fin stabilised projectiles. This recoilless gun was designed to destroy armored targets, enemy fortifications and shelters.

It comes with a very light carriage, Equipped with two light, easy removable wheels and a tow yoke at the muzzle to simplify "manpower transport". Transport on vehicles is possible. In addition the weapon can be positioned by mounted contactors on the transport vehicle. This recoilless gun can be found on some variants of the OT-62 in as a light cannon.

Two men are needed for operation: One carries the weapon, the other one the ammunition. One shoots particularly in lying position. Since the weapon weighs relatively little, one can also put it on the shoulder and shoot.

Tarasnice has a 1204 mm long barrel and fires a 2.13 kg HEAT projectile with a muzzle velocity of 267 meters per second to an effective range of 457 meters, capable of penetrating 228 mm of armour.

The ammunition is loaded from the rear and consist of projectile and propellant. The pistol grasp with the departure mechanism was attached briefly approximately in the center of the barrel and fires electrically as the trigger action works a magneto.

The vision equipment consists of a mechanical sight and an optical telescope. The mechanical sight can be used for 100 m to 300 m distance with a division of 50 metres, optical telescope from 100 m to 600 m distance with each case 100 m distance are adjusted.

The optical telescope is folded to the side in the case of transport.

The most favorable employment range of fire with direct laying amounts to 300m, the maximum range of fire with indirect laying 2800 m. Moving armoured targets can successfully be fought to 300m, immovable to 600 m distance. Rate of fire was about 5 rpm, but this was adversely affected by the absence of a used round extractor in the breech, which had to be cleared manually with the aid of an asbestos glove

SPECIFICATION

Caliber: 82 mm.

Length: 1475 mm.

Weight w/o wheels): 17.2 kg.

Weight of the machine (with wheels): 20 kg.

projectile Length: 628 mm.

projectile Caliber: 82 mm.

projectile weight: 1.95 kg.

The initial flight speed of projectile:250 m / s.

Rate of fire: 5 / min.

Maximum Direct Range: 600 meters.

See also

Breda Folgore