Bofors 12 cm M. 14 | |
Origin: | Sweden |
Type: | Howitzer |
Is Artillery: | yes |
Used By: | Norway Netherlands |
Wars: | World War II |
Designer: | Bofors |
Manufacturer: | Bofors |
Weight: | 1610kg (3,550lb) |
Part Length: | 1.725m (05.659feet) L/14 |
Crew: | 7 |
Cartridge: | 16.5kg (36.4lb) |
Caliber: | 120 mm (4.72 in) |
Rate: | 3 rpm |
Velocity: | 317 m/s (1,040 ft/s) |
Max Range: | 6050m (19,850feet) |
Carriage: | Box trail |
Elevation: | -4° 48' to +43° |
Traverse: | 6° |
The Bofors 12 cm M. 14 was a howitzer used by the Netherlands in World War II as the Lichte Houwitzer 12 cm L 14. Captured guns were given a German designation after the Battle of the Netherlands as the 12 cm leFH 373(h) although it is not certain that they were actually used by German forces.
To supplement their existing 12 cm L/12 Krupp howitzers during WW1 the Netherlands ordered a total of 24 12 cm L/14 howitzers from Bofors in Sweden, the order consisted of 8 complete guns and part kits for another 16 guns to be constructed in the Netherlands. The contract was made in 1915 and the order was delivered in 1917. After the war more pieces of the type were built in the Netherlands at the arsenal in Hembrug.
Norway ordered 4 pieces.