Haubits m/40 explained

10,5 cm Haubits m/40
Origin:Sweden
Type:Howitzer
Is Ranged:yes
Is Artillery:yes
Service:1940-today
Wars:World War II
Designer:Bofors
Design Date:1937
Manufacturer:Bofors
Tampella
Production Date:1940 -
Variants:105 H 37 (Finnish version)
105 H 61-37 (modernized Finnish version)
10.5 cm Hb Model 46 (Swiss version)
Weight:1,970 kg
Length:5.310 m
Crew:7 + 3 reserve
Cartridge:high explosive
Caliber:105 mm
Rate:10 rounds per minute
Max Range:10,900 m
Breech:Horizontal sliding-wedge breech or interrupted screw breech
Carriage:Split trail with recoil spades
Elevation:-5 to +45 degrees
Traverse:50 degrees

The 10,5 cm Haubits m/40 is a Swedish 105 mm howitzer, which was manufactured by Bofors during World War II.

The howitzer was license manufactured both in Finland and in Switzerland. Today, the gun is mainly used as a training gun by the Estonian army.

Operators

105 H 61-37 version. Ca. 40 units from Finland. Used as training guns.
  • 105 H 61-37 version. 140 units, now withdrawn from service, ca. 40 were given to Estonia.
  • Used in Dutch East Indies
  • 10,5 cm Haubits m/40, about 400 units in five versions or alterations.
  • 10.5 cm Hb Model 46 version
  • Versions

    10,5 cm Haubits m/40: Original Swedish version
  • 105 H 37: Finnish version manufactured by Tampella
  • 105 H 61-37: Finnish modernized version from the 1960s. Longer L/26 barrel with redesigned muzzle brake, new equilibrators and fixed ammunition for improved rate of fire.
  • 10.5 cm Hb Model 46: Swiss version manufactured in Thun
  • Specification

    Variants

    File:AM.089844 (02).jpg|thumb|AM.089844 (02)|Updated version used in swedish artillery until decommissioned in the 1990s

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