10.5 cm kanon m/34

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	Weapon: 10.5 cm kanon m/34 Type: Heavy Cannon Country of Origin: Sweden Year Adopted: 1934 Caliber: 105mm Action: Breech-Loading Cannon Overall Length (mm): 4410.0 Overall Length (in): 173.62 Weight (kg): 3750.00 Weight (pounds): 8267.33 Effective Range (km): 16.3 Effective Range (miles): 10.13

The 10.5 cm kanon m/34 was a heavy field gun developed by the Swedish manufacturer Bofors in the early 1930s. Designed to provide long-range artillery support, the m/34 featured a modern split-trail carriage for improved stability and traverse, as well as a long barrel that gave it excellent range and accuracy. It was a conventional but well-engineered weapon, utilizing a hydropneumatic recoil system and a horizontal sliding-block breech, characteristics that reflected the cutting-edge artillery design principles of the interwar period.

Sweden produced the m/34 primarily for its own armed forces, but it was also exported in limited numbers. Finland acquired a small number of these guns and designated them as 105 K/34. In Finnish service, they saw action during the Continuation War (1941-1944) against the Soviet Union, where their long-range firepower proved valuable. While not produced in large quantities compared to lighter field guns, the m/34 earned a reputation for reliability and accuracy in harsh conditions.

The 10.5 cm kanon m/34 is not widely known today, but it holds a place in the artillery history of the Nordic region. It represents a period when Swedish arms manufacturers were at the forefront of artillery development, and when smaller nations sought high-quality weapons to bolster their defensive capabilities. Although eventually replaced by more modern systems, the m/34's performance in combat ensured its legacy as a dependable piece of mid-20th-century artillery.