Year | 1929 |
Weapon Type | Medium Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Sweden/Bofors-MAVAG |
Numbers Produced | 167 |
Crew | 9 |
Calibre | 80mm (80x275) |
Elevation | -3° to +85° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Wedge |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | Cruciform |
Carriage | Two Wheeled Axles |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4000mm (L/50) |
Overall Length | 5.90m |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 4.200 kg Weight in Action: 3.300 kg |
Round Weight | 8.0 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 750 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 15 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 25 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | 9.700m |
Maximum Ground Range | 14.500m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | 77mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Motorised (KV-40 38MTractor) |
Variants | 29/38M Similar to the 29M except for minor improvements. |
Notes | The 29M was a medium anti-aircraft gun issued to Hungarian anti-aircraft battalions. The gun originated in Sweden and designed by Bofors. It was later modified in 1938 and these were known as 29/38Ms. |