25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K)

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name=25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K)


caption=72-K in Saint Petersburg Artillery Museum.
origin=USSR
type=air defense gun
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25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) ( _ru. 25-мм автоматическая зенитная пушка образца 1940 года (72-К)) was a Soviet 25 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun. The gun was created in the beginning of 1940 at 8th Kalinin Artillery Plant in Kaliningrad under the guidance of its Chief Designer Mikhail Loginov.

External links

* [http://www.thetankmaster.com/ENGLISH/AFV/25mm72K.asp Soviet 25mm Anti-Aircraft gun(Automatic gun) 72-K Model 1940 – Walk around photos]