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Bofors 75 mm Model 1934larger figure on 0 of 2
KS-19larger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Bofors 75 mm Model 1934 | KS-19 |
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| Type | Mountain gun[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Wars | World War II[source] | Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Somali Civil War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Width
Single source2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source9,300 m (10,200 yd)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, time fuze
Single source21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source455 m/s (1,490 ft/s)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source15 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Bofors[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bofors[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 75 x 212mm R[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Shell weight | 6.59 kg (14.5 lb)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Box trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -4° to +56° (long carriage) -10° to +50° (short carriage)[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 7° 54'[source] | 360°[source] |
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| In service | — | 1948−present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1947[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | — | 10,151[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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