Haubits m/40

Haubits m/40

Infobox Weapon
name=10,5 cm Haubits m/40


caption=
origin=Sweden
type=Howitzer
is_ranged=yes
is_artillery=yes
service=1940-today
used_by=SWE
FIN
EST
THA
NLD
SUI
wars=World War II
designer=Bofors
design_date=1937
manufacturer=Bofors
Tampella
production_date=1940 -
number=
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
width=
height=
part_length=
crew=7 + 3 reserve
cartridge=high explosive
caliber=105 mm
action=
rate=40 rounds per hour
velocity=
range=
max_range=10,900 m
feed=
sights=
breech=Horizontal sliding-wedge breech or interrupted screw breech
recoil=
carriage=Split trail with spades
elevation=-5 to +45 degrees
traverse=50 degreesThe 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

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 Used as training guns.;FIN: 105 H 61-37 version. 140 units, now withdrawn from service, ca. 40 were given to Estonia.;NLD: Used in Dutch East Indies;SWE: 10,5 cm Haubits m/40, about 400 units in five versions or alterations.;SUI: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

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 1960's. Longer L/26 barrel with redesigned muzzle brake, new ammunition and carriage modified for motorised towing.;10.5 cm Hb Model 46: Swiss version manufactured in Thun

Specification

*Era: World War II
*Name: 105 mm Haubits m/40
*Type: Howitzer
*Nation: Sweden
*Manufacturer: Bofors
*Target: General
*Date: 1937
*Production Date: 1940 -
*Service Date: 1940-1990’s
*Numbers Built
*Operators: Siam (today Thailand), Netherlands East Indies (today's Indonesia) and in Finland built under license from Bofors as the m/37, Switzerland built under license from Bofors as 10,5cm Hb Model 46
*Breech Mechanism: Horizontal sliding-wedge breech or interrupted screw breech
*Barrel: 22 or 24 (Bore 20,2 cal)
*Elevation: -5 to +45°
*Traverse: 50°
*Caliber:105×155 mm
*Carriage: Split trail with spades
*Weight: 1970 kg
*Length: 5310 mm
*Shell Types:
*Action: Case-type separate loading, 6 charges
*Muzzle velocity: max 449 m/s
*Tactical range: 10,5 km
*Maximum range: 10,9 km
*Rate of Fire:
*Crew:7 + 3 reserve
*Transportation: Horse drawn, after 1950 motor traction
*Miscellaneous: Perforated muzzle brake

Ammunition

Variants

ee also

External links

* [http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/ARTILLERY5.htm#105H37 Jaeger Platoon: Finnish Army 1918 - 1945: 105 H/37]
* [http://www.sodur.com/?id=411&sid=22 www.sodur.com: Haubits H61-37]


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