CZ 52
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
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File:CZ 52.png CZ 52 |
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WIP | 8+1 / 24 |
| Damage Base | Headshot x | Chest x | Stomach x | Leg x | Arm x | Bayonet | Rifle Grenades | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||||
| 35 | x2.6 = 91 | x1.7 = 59.5 | x1.6 = 56 | x1.1 = 38.5 | x1.05 = 36.75 | NO | NO | Seconds | Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Bullet Spread Degrees | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ 52 | Pistol | Semi | 7.0 / 3.0 ADS | 0.7 | 450 m/s | 5.5 g (84.88 gr) | 0.85 kg (1.88 lbs) | |||||
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62mm pistole vzor 52 | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Czechoslovakia | 1952 | Ceska zbrojovka Strakonice | 4.7 in (120 mm) | 8.2 in (209 mm) | weapon_cz52 |
CZ 52 is a Czechoslovak semi-automatic pistol chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev. It is best known for its unusual roller-locked, short-recoil action and its fast, sharp-handling service cartridge.
HISTORY
The real CZ 52, known in Czechoslovak service as the 7.62mm pistole vzor 52, came out of postwar Czechoslovak army trials for a new service pistol. The design began around a roller-locked 9x19mm pistol concept, but was reworked for the Soviet-standard 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge before entering Czechoslovak service in 1952. It remained a distinctive Eastern Bloc sidearm because most other Warsaw Pact armies used Tokarev-pattern pistols instead of a roller-locked domestic design.
The pistol was produced in Czechoslovakia in the early 1950s and later became widely known on the surplus market. Direct evidence for common Vietnam War use is limited, so it is better understood here as a Cold War Eastern Bloc sidearm from the same arms ecosystem rather than a standard Vietnam battlefield pistol.
Sources
- CZ 52 / Vz.52 pistol | Modern Firearms
- vz.52 | Forgotten Weapons
- Roller Locked Czechnology: the CZ 482 Pistol | Forgotten Weapons