Nkm wz.38 FK
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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.
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This article or stub is a translation of the part of the article in the Polish language: Polish Version with more detail