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| Škoda MU-4 / Škoda Š-I | |
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| Type | Tankette |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda |
| Designed | 1933 |
| Produced | 1933 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
Main armament | 2 × 7.92mmZB vz. 26 light machine guns |
| Engine | Skoda 2660 cc 4-cylinder petrol engine |
| Maximum speed | 25 mph (41 km/h) on roads |
TheŠkoda MU-4 Tankette was aCzechoslovak tankette design of 1933. It was designed as a successor to the Škoda MU-2 tank.
In 1932, the company Škoda tried to develop a new tank after the unsatisfactory Škoda MU-2. The result was the MU-4, made from a modifiedCarden-Loyd Mk. VI tankette chassis, which was entered into a competition for tankettes in theCzechoslovak Army, where it lost to theTančík vz. 33. It was then entered into a competition for theYugoslav Army, where it lost to both the PolishTK-3 (also developed from the Carden-Loyd) and theČKD PI. The Škoda MU-4 was then offered to Afghanistan, Hungary, and Sweden, but was rejected by all of them. In the end, only a single prototype was made, which surprisingly survivedWorld War II. The prototype was acquired by the Military History Institute Prague in 1972 and was restored to running condition. The prototype is now in theMilitary Museum Lešany where it is occasionally shown in exhibits.
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