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ITK 61 is the Soviet ZU-23-2, while the ITK 95 is a Finnish modernized variant, where the gun is gyro-stabilized and has an auxiliary power unit, a laser range finder and a digital fire-control system. An undisclosed amount of 23 ITK 61s have been donated to Armed Forces of Ukraine as military aid following Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022. [63]
In May 2020, the Finnish Defence Forces announced that they had signed a letter of intent with Sako for the development of a new rifle system in two configurations, one for infantry designated marksmen and one as a sniper rifle. [1] At the time, the rifle system was known as the K22 [1] (from kokeilu, 'experiment'; literally 'E22'). [6]
Finnish Army designation for the original A-19 version was 122 K 31. In use between 1988 and 2007 152 H 55 Soviet Union: Howitzer: 126 units Soviet 152 mm towed D-20 howitzer bought from ex-East German stocks. In use between 1991 and 2017. 152 H 38 Soviet Union: Howitzer: 102 units Four were later modified into the 152 H 38M. In use between ...
After gaining its independence in 1917 and after the Finnish Civil War of 1918, large numbers of Model 1891 Mosin–Nagant rifles were in the hands of the Finnish military. As the old barrels were worn out, they were replaced by new 7.83 mm (.308 in) barrels and the leftover 7.62×54mmR cartridges being in short supply, a domestic product was ...
Sako Limited (natively Sako Oy) [1] is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland.It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding.
76 mm gun M1900 [17] 76 mm divisional gun M1902 [17] 76 mm infantry gun Model 1913 & 76 LK/10/13 variants [17] Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider [17] 76 mm regimental gun M1927 [17] 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) [17] 87 mm light field gun M1877 [18] De Bange 90 mm cannon [18] 42-line field gun M1877 [18] QF 4.5-inch howitzer [19]
The Valmet Sniper M86 was used as a basis for the Sako TRG sniper rifle line. Even though the TRG-21 obtained its origins from the successful Sako TR-6 target rifle and 1984–1986 development work for the hardly produced Valmet Sniper M86 rifle by the former Finnish state firearms company Valmet which merged with Sako, the 4.7 kg (10 lb 6 oz) TRG-21 was designed as a result of a thorough ...
The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult.