Bofors 75 mm mountain gun
The Bofors 75 mm mountain gun was a Swedish designed and built mountain gun of the interwar years that was used during the Second World War.
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Type | Mountain gun |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Service history | |
Used by | See users |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Bofors |
Manufacturer | Bofors |
Produced | 1928 |
Variants | L/20 L/22[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | Combat: 790 kg (1,740 lb) Travel: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
Barrel length | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) L/20 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) L/22 |
Width | .95 m (3 ft 1 in) |
Crew | 4[1] |
Shell | Fixed QF 75 x 212mm R Fixed QF 75 x 241mm R[2] |
Shell weight | 6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz) |
Caliber | 75 mm (3 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | 2-wheeled box trail |
Elevation | -10° to +50° |
Traverse | 6°[1] |
Rate of fire | 25 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 470 m/s (1,500 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 10.5 km (6.5 mi)[1] |
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Design
The Bofors 75 mm mountain gun was built in two main versions, one had a barrel of 20 calibers in length and the other a barrel of 22 calibers in length. Both had a two-wheeled single-axle box-trail carriage with shield, which could be towed by a horse team or broken down into eight mule loads for transportation. In addition to its use by Sweden it was widely exported.[1]
Users
Photo gallery
- Brazilian army museum in Copacabana.
- Bofors 75mm mountain gun M1930
Notes
- Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 31. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
- "75–77 mm Calibre Catridges". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
Bibliography
- Christopher Foss: Jane's Pocket Book of Towed Artillery. New York. Collier Books. 1977. ISBN 0354010867
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