This russian made gun was used in the Finnish civil war by both the reds and the whites (armed with captured guns) , and a total 179 guns were captured. 265 050 shots were fired by these guns in the Winter War
This gun was manufactured by Saint-Chamond gun factory and 4 guns were, like the 76 K 22, bought for evaluation purposes in 1926. This gun failed also the expectations and no more guns were bought. 644 shots fired in war
This heavy gun by Bofors is internationally known as 105 K 27. Finland bought 12 during the Winter War and only 4 arrived fast enough to be used. They fired 1 679 shots but all 4 of them suffered barrel damages
This gun of French origin was the first really modern field gun, with the first successful hydraulic recoil system. 12 of the 48 guns bought came fast enough to be used by Finnish Army in Winter War
This gun was built under license in Sweden. During the mobilization phase, Finland bought 12 of them. The total number used by finns in Winter War was 60 (including 12 gun lent and 12 used by Swedish voluntary force SFK)
76 LK 13 and 10-13. This gun was a Russian modernized version of the 76 VK 09, which was manufactured by the French Schneider gun factory. During the Winter War 85 774 shots were fired with these guns by Finnish Army
Winter War. Finnish Army artillery. The gun was a improved Russian version of the 87 mm M1887, by Krupp and Obuhov. The model R was a short barreled version for cavalry without the armor plate (smaller picture)
A gun crew member from 1st Bn, 83rd Arty, takes a short break on top of the loading mechanism of his self-propelled 175 while waiting for further instructions
US Army Military History Institute
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A People`s Republic of China Type 65 37mm air defense gun system on display at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds. It is a Chinese Type 65 anti-aircraft gun mounted on a Soviet T-34 tank body.
Location: ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, MARYLAND (MD) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
Date Shot: 06...
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