ST vz. 39

ST vz 39
TypeMedium tank
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Production history
DesignerČKD
ManufacturerČKD
Produced1937—40
No. built2 prototypes
Specifications
Mass16.20 t (15.94 long tons; 17.86 short tons)
Length5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Width2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Height2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) overall
Crew4

Armor12–32 mm
Main
armament
1x Škoda 47 mm A11
Secondary
armament
2x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun
EnginePraga water-cooled 8-cylinder gasoline engine
192.2 kW (257.7 hp)
Power/weight15 hp (11.8 kW) / tonne
Transmission4 speed
Suspensionleaf spring
Fuel capacity260 l
Operational
range
150 km (93 mi)
Maximum speed 43.5 km/h (27.0 mph)

ST vz. 39, also known by its factory designation V-8-H, was a Czechoslovak medium tank developed by ČKD in the late 1930s. Only two prototypes were ever built.