M53/59 Praga

M53/59 Praga

CountryCzechoslovakia
TypeSelf-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Produced1950s
Built900+

The M53/59 Praga is a Czechoslovak self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the late 1950s. It consists of a heavily modified Praga V3S six-wheel drive truck chassis, armed with a twin 30 mm AA autocannon mounted on the rear for which the vehicle typically carries 900 rounds of ammunition, each gun being gravity fed from distinctive 50 round magazines. The vehicle has an armoured cabin. In Czechoslovakia it was known as Praga PLDvK vz. 53/59 – “Ještěrka” (PLDvK Model 53/59 – “Lizard”[2]). PLDvK stands for Protiletadlový dvojkanón = Anti-aircraft twin-gun.

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M53/59 Praga
PhotographersVladimir Yakubov, Alex Burlyga
LocalisationMilitary Vehicle Technology Foundation
Photos120
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PhotographJan Hutter
DescriptionAlbum of 277 photos walk-around of a «Praga PLDvK»
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RoleSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Number built330+
Weight10.3t
Width2.35m
Length6.92m
Height2.85m
Crew4
Operational range500km
Speed60km/h

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The M53/59 Praga is a Czechoslovak self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the late 1950s. It consists of a modified Soviet truck chassis with a twin 30 mm autocannon mounted on the rear. The vehicle was designed to provide low-altitude air defense for motorized and armored units. The M53/59 Praga was widely exported to various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and saw combat in several conflicts, such as the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War. The M53/59 Praga is still in service with some countries, although it is considered obsolete by modern standards.

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