Field Gun Designation in Finland
See Finnish field gun designation from the Field
Artillery Weapons in Winter War page.
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Field Gun Models in Continuation and
Lapland War
Before the Continuation War Finnish Army
had bought several hundreds mainly heavier calibre
artillery pieces from USA and Germany. German
transactions included both ammunition and weapons - new
German heavy howitzers and older but usually modernized
models from former Polish and French stocks. Later,
mainly in 1944, Finnish Army received captured
Soviet guns and new German light howitzers from Germany.
They were intended for re-newing of Finnish field
artillery. Ammunition deliveries also continued during
the summer 1944.
New Finnish 105 mm howitzer m/37 (105
H/37) became available during the war and more than
130 pcs were produced between 1942 - 1944. In Finland it
was considered better to German 105 H/33
received in early spring 1944. These were typically
issued to light field artillery battalions.
Lots of former Soviet artillery pieces
captured during the Winter War was available in 1941,
like excellent light cannon 76 K/36.
Reliable 76 K/02 remained also in use
together with its modernized models and American 75
K/17. Captured short-barreled 76 RK/27(-39)
mainly replaced older short-barreled models. Modernized
Soviet 122 H/10-30 was the most widely
used light howitzer. All guns of the original H/10 model
were modernized in a similar way in Finland but
designated as 122 H/10-40. These
artillery pieces were the backbone of the Finnish
artillery regiments.
During the early stages of Continuation War Finnish
Army again captured hundreds of modern Soviet guns of
all calibres including brand new 152 H/38
heavy howitzers. The most numerous heavy howitzers since
late 1941 were although French 155 H/17
and modernized 152 H/09-30. Heavy field
artillery battalion had typically these models.
By 1941 the amount of heavy calibre pieces
had risen to 29% of all field guns and in 1944 it was
already 42%! This enabled forming of more balanced
artillery units equipped with rather good or even
excellent weapons. Fire power and ranges had increased
dramatically compared to the Winter War.
Older and mixed models as well as guns
without recoil system were now given to Fortress
or Coastal Artillery but some field artillery
units used these too as so called "side guns"
to save valuable new ammunition and gun barrels.
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Continuation War 1941 - 1944
Lapland
War 1944 - 1945
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Finnish
Designation/
Name: |
Range:
[km] |
Pcs:
1941/44/
(9.44) |
Country
of Origin: |
Original
Name, Notes: |
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Guns Without Recoil System (Jäykkälavettiset
tykit):
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80
K/77
.
.
.87 K/77
152
K/04
.
155
K/77
.
.
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7,5
.
.
.6,5
11,2
.
12,3
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12/12
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.32/30
-/4
.
48/42/(19)
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Fra
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.Ger/Rus
Rus
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Fra
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Materiel de 80 de campagne, Mle 1877.
Arrived
together with de Bange cannons from
France.
Training guns in Land Operations School [Maasotakoulu].
Guns were never used in combat.Training
and depot gun, never used in combat.
Obuhov,
heavy barrel. Later in war used by III
Artillery
Battalion / Field Artillery Regiment 13 (III/KTR
13).
Canon
de 155 Long, Mle 1877 (de Bange). Used by
Light Artillery Battalion 15 (Kev.Psto
15) / Hanko Group.
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Light Cannons / Guns (Kevyet
kanuunat):
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75
K/01
.75 K/02
75
K/17
75
K/40 A
76
K/00
76
K/02
76
K/02-30
.
76
LK/13,
76 LK/10/13
76
RK/27,
76 RK/27-39
76
K/27-k
76
K/36
76
K/37
84
K/18
.
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9,6
.9,3
10,7
11,8
8,75
10,6
10,6
.
7,0
.
8,1
.
-
13,6
11,8
10,7
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12/11
.36/27
200/192
8/-
21/21
219/227
-/73
.
?/63
.
54/235/
(197)
(13)/13/(5)
36/76
-/-
30/30
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Ger/Nor
.Swe
UK/USA
Swe
Rus
Rus
Rus/SU
.
Rus
Rus/Fin
SU
.
SU
SU
Swe/Fin
UK
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7,5 cm feltkanone L/31M/01, later
given to fortress
and coastal artillery.Licence-built
Krupp model.
75
mm Gun M1917
7,5
cm FK 38, made by Bofors.
Putilov.
Putilov.
War
booty (93 pcs), modernized K/02,
with original L/30 barrel.
Putilov.
76 LK/10 gun with Finnish-made LK/13
carriage.
War
booty.
.
War
booty, k = bunker gun version of 76 K/02.
76
mm F-22, war booty.
Re-barreled
75 K/40 A. Moved to coastal artillery.
Q.F.
18 pdr Field Gun M II.
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Light Howitzers (Kevyet
haupitsit):
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| 105
VH/22 105 H/33
105
H/33-40
105
H/37
.
105
H/41
114
H/18
.
120
H/13
122
H/09-30
122
H/09-40
122
H/10
122
H/10-30
.
122
H/10-40
122
H/38
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7,6 11,3
11,3
12,5
.
12,2
7,5
.
6,7
8,5
8,5
7,6
7,6
.
7,6
11,8
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4/- -/53
-/(8)
-/112/(129)
.
27/27
53/35
.
13/13
4/25
-/28/(26)
?/-
25/161/
(153)
?/31/(17)
-/22/(35)
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Swe Ger
Ger
Fin
.
Cze/Ger
UK
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Ger/Bel
SU
Rus/Fin
Fra/Rus
SU
.
Rus/Fin
SU
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Re-named 105 VH/10, sold back to
Sweden in spring 1944. 10,5 cm
leFH 18, bought from Germany in 3.1944.
10,5
cm leFH 18/40, bought from Germany in 8.1944.
Bofors
design for Finland, licence built in Finland by
VTT (State Gun
Factory).
Bought
from Germany in 6.1941.
Q.F.
4.5 inch. Howitzer Mark I, bought from UK and
Spain, 18 guns
used for Finnish BT-42 assault
guns.
One
more arrived in Finland after Winter War.
Modernized
H/09, war booty (4+21 pcs).
Modernized
in a similar way to H/09-30.
Under
modification in 1941 -> 122 H/10-40.
Modernized
H/10, war booty,
72 bought from Germany in 1944.
Modernized
in a similar way to H/10-30.
M-30,
war booty (in 1942 25 pcs, more in 8.1944).
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Heavy Cannons/Guns (Raskaat
kanuunat):
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105
K/13
.105 K/29
.
105
K/34
120
K/78-31
.
122
K/31
155
K/17
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12,0
.14,4
.
16,3
12,3
.
20,0
17,3
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12/14
.54/52/(44)
.
12/11
24/24/(22)
.
(12)/25/(21)
-/12
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Fra
.Fra/Pol
.
Swe
Fra/Pol
.
SU
Fra
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Canon de 105 L 15 H Mk 1913 TR L 13
S, two
107 K/13 guns were re-barreled in Finland as 105
K/13.Modernized French 105 K/13 guns with
new carriage,
bought from Germany in 1940.
Bofors.
Modernized
French 120 K/78 guns with 152 H/09 or
H/10 carriage, bought from Germany
in 1940.
A-19,
war booty (29 pcs).
Materiel
de 155 Long, Mle 1917 by Schneider,
bought from Germany in late 1941.
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Heavy Howitzers (Raskaat
haupitsit):
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| 150
H/06 150 H/15
150
H/40
152
H/10
152
H/09-30
152
H/15
152 H/17
152
H/37
.
152
H/38
.
155
H/15
155
H/17
.
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6,5 10,6
13,0
8,0
9,5
11,2
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17,2
.
11,4
.
9,0
11,0
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12/- 20/16
48/47
8/7
14/109/(95)
4/4
8/8
-/39/(64)
.
-/55/(99)
.
24/24
20/152/
(141)
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Swe Cze/Aut
Ger
(Fra/)Rus
SU
Fra
.
SU
.
SU
.
Fra
Fra
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Bofors, sold back to Sweden in
spring 1944. Skoda, bought from Germany
in 1940.
15
cm sFH 18, bought from Germany in 1940.
A
Schneider design made under licence by Putilov.
War
booty (14+95 pcs), modernized H/09.
Horse-drawn
version.
Vehicle-drawn version.
ML-20,
war booty (39 pcs), 27 bought from Germany
in 1944.
M-10,
war booty (45 pcs), 57 bought from Germany
in 1944.
Materiel
de 155 C, Mle 1915, Saint-Chamond.
Materiel
de 155 C, Mle 1917, Schneider, 151 bought
from Germany in
three batches during Continuation War.
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Super
Heavy Howitzers (Järeät haupitsit):
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203
H/17
.210 H/17
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9,5
.10,2
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32/31/(18)
.4/4
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UK/USA
.Ger/Swe
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8" Howitzer Mk 7 (Vickers Mark
6),
bought from USA in 1940.Krupp.
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Sources:
PAUJY1, PAUJY3, PARUN1, JATHI
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