Year | 1927 |
Weapon Type | Medium Gun |
Origin & Designer | Sweden/Bofors |
Numbers Produced | 52 |
Crew | 9 |
Calibre | 105mm (105x567) |
Elevation | -5° to +42° |
Traverse | 30° |
Breech | Interrupted Screw |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4.200mm (L/40) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | 3.750 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 16 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 750 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 8 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 16.300m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised (Trado Tractor) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 10 Veld was one of the few modern guns available to the Dutch in 1940 and was designed by the Swedish firm Bofors. The Dutch managed to purchase just over fifty and the first guns arrived in 1927. The guns was issued to fully motorised artillery regiments and issued at corps level. |