Nkm wz.38 FK

38 FK 20mm Anti--Tank Machinegun

The heaviest machine gun build in the Second Polish Republic in the years 1938-1939; hence, the name version 1938 or in short and in Polish wz.38. It was used in some of the Polish tankettes TKS used during the September Campaign.

When used as a machine gun it required 3--man crew and when used as an anti--aircraft weapon, it did require 6--man crew.

Maximum Range: 6000 meters Effective Range: 1800 meters

Penetration of armor capacity:

Hardened Steel "Carbon--Steel Alloy" or "Stal Wegolowana" in Polish:

100 meters 20 mm 200 meters 18 mm 300 meters 17 mm 400 meters 15 mm 500 meters 13 mm

Normal Steel:

300 meters 25 mm or very nearly 1--one inch (1--one inch is exactly 25.4 mm) 400 meters 23 mm 500 meters 20 mm

To put the above data in perspective, Panzer 3 in 1939 was protected by the armor that at its thickest was only 14.5 mm thick.

This article or stub is a translation of the part of the article in the Polish language: Polish Version with more detail