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Polish 40mm Bofors wz 36/38
iamheaminot
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Invercargill, New Zealand
Joined: January 03, 2004
KitMaker: 265 posts
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Posted: Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 01:11 PM UTC
Can any of you out there help me out....What are the differences between a Polish wz 36/38 and the British or American versions. Considering that Poland sold some to Britain. I am thinking of the AFV Club line of kits.
Any help would be appreciated.
In advance, thank you
pablo_g
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Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
Joined: October 21, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 10:12 PM UTC
Hi,
In Poland, produced two versions of the 40 mm Bofors cannon.   Version marked as wz.36 was placed on a standard basis of the Swedish Bofors. Used to it over the C2P tractor.   Version determined as wz.38 while the equipment was a semi, without their own means over. Has towed by Polish Fiat 621 car or off-road wz.34. It was a semi-platoon equipment mainly used for the protection of strategic facilities. In the version of the semi-solid cannon had detachable trolley with two wheels and three folding brackets on one side.
So briefly Polish Bofors were certainly other sights and other wheels, wz.36 have a basis in the shape of a cross while wz.38 had a three-spoke basis.

Paweł
iamheaminot
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Invercargill, New Zealand
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Posted: Monday, April 21, 2014 - 05:03 AM UTC
Thank you for the info Pawel, appreciated
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