7,5 cm kanon m/40A (75mm kanón)

7,5 cm kanon m/40A

This gun was produced on the basis of the design of the German company Krupp for the Swedish army and for export

Service in Finland
The entry of this cannon to Finnish services is rather unusual. Originally in Sweden, 12 of these cannon ordered Argentina, but after very difficult negotiations were guns sold in number of 8 pieces of Finland in January 1940. Here they served under the designation of 75 K/40 Arg.


TTD:
Caliber: 75 mm
Fighting weight: 1 435 kg
Elevation: -5° +45°
Barrel length: 37,3 calibre
Ammo: tříštivotrhavá
Weight of shell: 6.35 kg
Effective range: 8 300 - 11 800m
Muzzle velocity: 417 - 633 m/s
Manufacturer: Bofors.
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