10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927

The 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 was a heavy field gun used by the Netherlands and Hungary during World War II. Dutch guns were known as the 10-veld. Hungary purchased a license and built them as the 31 M. Captured weapons were designated by the Wehrmacht as the schwere 10.5 cm Kanone 335(h). Four were bought by the Swedish Coastal Artillery as the 10.5 cm kanon m/27. They were later upgraded to m/34 standard as the m/27-34. They were transferred to the field artillery in 1942. The Dutch appear to have bought guns with both 40 and 42 caliber barrel lengths.

10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927
TypeHeavy field gun
Place of originSweden
Service history
In service1927-1945
Used by Sweden
 Netherlands
 Nazi Germany
 Hungary
WarsWorld War II[1]
Production history
DesignerBofors
ManufacturerBofors[1]
Specifications
Mass3,650 kilograms (8,050 lb)
Barrel length4.2 metres (13 ft 9 in) L/40
4.41 metres (14 ft 6 in) L/42
Crew9[1]

Shell16 kilograms (35 lb)
Caliber105 mm (4.134 in)
Breechinterrupted screw
CarriageSplit trail
Elevation-3° to +45°
Traverse60°[1]
Rate of fire6-8 rpm
Muzzle velocity750 m/s (2,460 ft/s)
Maximum firing range16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi)[1]

The gun was designed for motor traction with spoked steel wheels with rubber rims. The spades were removed and placed onto the trail legs for transport.

References

  1. Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Light and medium field artillery. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 45. ISBN 0668038209. OCLC 2067331.
  • Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975 ISBN 978-0-668-03820-1
  • Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
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