Bofors 152 mm gun
15,2 cm kanon M/42 | |
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The BAP Almirante Grau firing its guns in the 2004 UNITAS Exercise | |
Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Service history | |
In service | 1947 - today |
Used by |
Swedish Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Chilean Navy Peruvian Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Bofors |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | Bofors |
Number built | 30 |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 8.05 metres (317 in) |
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Shell | 45 kg |
Caliber | 152 millimetres (6.0 in) |
Elevation | -10 to +60° |
Rate of fire | 10/min |
Maximum firing range | 28,400 yards (26,000 m)[1] |
The Bofors 152 mm gun is a naval gun. It was initially used aboard light cruisers and cruisers including the Swedish Tre Kronor class and the Dutch De Zeven Provincien class, after World War II. It is still used on the Peruvian Navy cruiser BAP Almirante Grau and was the largest naval gun still in active service prior to the commissioning of USS Zumwalt in October 2016, which is armed with the 155 mm Advanced Gun System.
The 152 mm gun was first designed in 1939 by Bofors for the Koninklijke Marine cruiser Kijkduin, eventually named De Zeven Provinciën. After the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940 these artillery pieces were confiscated by the Swedish Government and placed on the Swedish cruiser HMS Tre Kronor.
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