Czechoslovakia was established from the ashes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a result of internal political upheaval that finally led to its dissolution in 1918
During the two decades of its pre-WW2 existence, it was one of the most developed countries in the region, inheriting the majority of the former empire's industrial potential
Even before it existed as a separate entity, Czech-made
koda artillery was world-famous so it was only logical for Czech companies to use the arms-making expertise to design and build tanks
1918年,由于内部政治动荡,奥匈帝国解体
而捷克斯洛伐克就是在其遗迹上诞生的,此后在二战之前那段日子里,共存在了 20 年
由于继承了前帝国的大部分工业能力,捷克斯洛伐克曾是该地区最发达的国家之一
即使在独立之前,捷克造的斯柯达火炮也是世界闻名的,捷克的公司也必然会用他们在军火制造方面的专业知识来研制坦克
The Beginnings 起源The Czechoslovak army was from early on conceived as a mobile force to compensate for the