10.5 cm cannon Model 1927

10.5 cm cannon Model 1927 Stuk van 10-veld.jpg 300 Heavy field gun Sweden yes yes yes 1927–1945 World War IIChamberlain Gander 1975 45 Bofors 1927 BoforsChamberlain Gander 1975 45 1927–1940s 10.5 cm Model 1931 10.5 cm Model 1934 3650 kg lb 2 on 4.20 m ft 2 on L/40 4.41 m ft 2 on L/42 9Chamberlain Gander 1975 45 105×567mmR 16 kg lb 2 on 105 mm in 2 on 6–8 rounds/min 750 m/s ft/s 3 on 16.5 km yd onChamberlain Gander 1975 45 Interrupted screw Hydropneumatic Split trail -3° / +45° 60°Chamberlain Gander 1975 45 The 10.5 cm cannon Model 1927 was a Swedish heavy field gun used by the Netherlands and later Germany 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 licence built an improved version of this gun and used them as the 10.5 cm 31.M ágyú on the Eastern Front during World War II. 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 Nazi Germany Netherlands Sweden References Citations Sources Chamberlain Peter Gander Terry 1975 Light and medium field artillery New York Arco 978-0-668-03820-1 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 0-385-15090-3 Secondary sources STUK 10 VELD https://www.quartermastersection.com/dutch/artillery/1069/10veld quartermastersection.com Quartermaster Section External links Dutch 10-veld on War over Holland discussion of the Model 27 and 34 guns on MLU Forum wide collapsed Category:World War II field artillery Category:Artillery of the Netherlands Category:105 mm artillery Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1927