130 K 90-60

The 130 K 90-60 is a Finnish towed 130 mm coastal artillery piece, manufactured in the 1980s by Vammas.

130 K 90-60
Tampella 122 K 60 field gun
TypeField gun
Place of originFinland
Specifications
Masscombat: 10,150 kg
Barrel lengthbore: 52.7 calibres
Caliber130 mm
Breechhorizontal, half-automatic
Rate of fire8 rounds per minute

History
A 130 K 90-60 at Finnish Artillery Museum.

The development process for the 130 K 90-60 began in 1960 when the Finnish company Tampella presented their concept of a new 122 mm gun for the Finnish Army. This gun was called 122 K 60. It was a sound concept, but quite a heavy gun. It was only ordered in small numbers and it was never part of the war-time inventory.

15 guns were later modified by Vammas in the late 1980s, giving it a 130 mm calibre barrel. This was done in order to standardize the calibre for the mobile coastal artillery. The new gun was given the designation 130 K 90-60.

The gun carriage design was used for Tampella's 155 mm series, as well as for the Israeli Soltam M-68 gun.

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