10.5 cm cannon Model 1927

10.5 cm cannon Model 1927
10.5 cm cannon Model 1927
Type	Heavy field gun
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1927 – 1945
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Bofors
Designed	1927; 1931
Manufacturer	Bofors
Produced	1927 – 1940s
Specifications
Mass	3,650 kg (8,046.87 lb)
Barrel length	4.20 m (13.78 ft) L/40; 4.41 m (14.47 ft) L/42;
Crew	9
Shell	105×567mmR
Shell weight	16 kg (35.27 lb)
Caliber	105 mm (4.13 in)
Breech	Interrupted screw
Recoil	Hydropneumatic
Carriage	Split trail
Elevation	-3° / +45°
Traverse	60°
Rate of fire	6–8 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	750 m/s (2,460 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	16.5 km (18,000 yd)

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The 10.5 cm cannon Model 1927 was a heavy field gun used by the Netherlands and Hungary during World War II.

History

Four were bought by the Swedish Coastal Artillery as 10.5 cm kanon m/27s. They were later upgraded to m/34 standard as m/27-34s. They were transferred to the field artillery in 1942.

Dutch guns were known as Stuk van 10-veld. The Dutch appear to have bought guns with both 40 and 42 caliber barrel lengths. Captured weapons were designated by the Wehrmacht as the 10.5 cm Kanone 335(h).

Hungary purchased a license and built them as 31 Ms.

Design

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.

Users

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chamberlain & Gander 1975, p. 45.

Sources

Chamberlain, Peter; Gander, Terry (1975). Light and medium field artillery. New York: Arco. ISBN 978-0-668-03820-1. OCLC 2067331.
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