Vammas 130 K90-60

History

To increase the firepower of its coastal guns, the Finnish Army has developed plans to upgrade 15 of its 122 K60 122mm towed guns to newer, more powerful 130mm towed kits. This led to the appearance of the 130 K90-60 series duty guns in the 1980s.

The series used some of the original components of the earlier 122 K60 guns (i.e. the split rail assembly), where the barrel was a banknote variation - the 130mm caliber was more in line with Soviet products of the time.

The K90-60 has an operating weight of nearly 25,000 lbs (10,150 kg) and requires crew gathering for optimum efficiency. The fire system employs horizontal semi-automatic action, allowing the trained crew to fire approximately 8 rounds per minute.

The four-wheeled split carrier forms a large part of the mounting hardware, allowing limited lateral movement and useful main gun barrel elevation range when engaging distant targets. The Finnish Army's later 155mm towed gun and the Israeli Army's Soltam M-68 field gun (described in detail elsewhere on this site) used the same base.

Today, the 130mm caliber field artillery is no longer widely used by national military powers, and the preferred caliber is becoming 105mm and 155mm.

Specification

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Armor

Depends on the ammunition carrier carried.

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