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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.
20 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. The dividing line between smaller-caliber weapons, commonly called "guns", from larger-caliber "cannons" (e.g. machine gun vs. autocannon), is conventionally taken to be the 20 mm round, the smallest caliber of autocannon.
Lahti L-39 Finland: 1939 Gas-operated 20x138mmB PGM Hecate II France: 1993 Bolt-action .50 BMG PDSHP Georgia: 2014 Bolt-action Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm Satevari MSWP Georgia: 2015 Bolt-action .50 BMG DSR-Precision DSR-50 Germany: 2003 Bolt-action .50 BMG Mauser Tankgewehr M1918 German Empire: 1918 Bolt-action 13.2mm TuF: Gepárd anti-materiel ...
Considered to be of high quality, the Lahti was well manufactured and worked reliably in cold conditions or when fouled. The use of a bolt accelerator, an uncommon feature in a pistol, helped make the Lahti reliable. A Swedish copy of the L-35 Lahti, the Husqvarna m/40, saw extensive service with the Swedish military until the 1980s.
Aimo Johannes Lahti (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970) [1] was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer. Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi KP/-31 SMG. . Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Maxim M/32-33 and Sampo L-41 MMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank ri
The Lahti L-36 also simply known as the L-36 was a Finnish gas operated semi-automatic rifle that was designed shortly before the outbreak of World War II. [1] History
Crusader III 20mm anti-aircraft tank Mk II United Kingdom: World War II 20 4 Wirbelwind Nazi Germany: World War II 20 4 Tank AA, 20mm quad, Skink Canada: World War II 20 6 M163 VADS United States: Vietnam War / Cold War / modern 20 6 4 Machbet Israel: Modern 23 4 ZSU-23-4 Shilka Soviet Union: Cold War / modern 23 4 4 ZSU-23-4MP Biala Poland ...
The 20×138mmB or Long Solothurn cartridge is a type of ammunition used mainly for anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons during World War II.The designation means the caliber is 20 mm, the length of the cartridge case is 138 mm and B indicates it is a belted case.