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During the Winter War (1939–1940) Finland lacked anti-tank weaponry. Only two 20 mm rifles and a few 13.2 mm machine guns made it to the front, where the 13.2 mm machine guns were found to be ineffective and unreliable while the larger 20 mm rifles proved successful against Soviet armor.
Anti-tank gun 210 units German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1943 to 1986. [55] 75 PSTK 97-38 Germany: Anti-tank gun 46 units Bought in 1940 and upgraded in 1943 to 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 standard. In service until 1986. [56] 75 K 44 Finland: Anti-tank gun 1 unit Finnish prototype gun. 76 RK 27 Soviet Union: Infantry support gun
Finland: Anti-tank mine: Shaped charge mine with 4 kg hexotol. Magnetic and seismic sensor fuze, main explosive is similar to POM 87 but the fuse can also be programmed with a run-over counter and for self-deactivation. [91] [96] KP 81 Finland: Anti-vehicle mine: Off-route EFP anti-vehicle mine with 12 kg hexotol. [91] KP 87 Finland: Anti ...
This is a list of World War II weapons used by Finland. ... 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) [20] 25 mm APX modèle 1937 [20] Madsen 20 mm cannon [20] Anti-tank rifles
When the Winter War began in November 1939, the Finnish Army had 98 guns of the type. A tank version was also used to equip Finnish 6-tonne tanks. The gun remained in the Finnish Army inventory listings until 1986. Germany Used Polish guns captured in 1939 as 3,7 cm PaK 36(p) and Danish guns captured in 1940 as 3,7 cm PaK 157(d). Netherlands
The 95 S 58-61 is a heavy recoilless anti-tank weapon used by the Finnish Army. [1] It is also referred to as raskas sinko ( heavy recoilless rifle ), [ 1 ] or colloquially as Musti ("Blackie"). The weapon was developed in 1958 (version 95 S 58 ) and it was given a new wheel-equipped carriage in 1961.
At the time, Finland was also in the process of scrapping its stock of obsolete 75 PstK 40 anti-tank guns (German 7.5 cm Pak 40). [3] The existing 95 S 58-61 recoilless rifle was theoretically suitable, but its backblast was a remarkable downside, and the old ammunition types didn't offer much to defeat the reactive and composite armour. [ 1 ]
After the World War II, short-range anti-tank weaponry was seen as the most important anti-tank weaponry by the Finnish Defence Forces, and it was seen that the further the short-range weaponry could be developed, the less there would be need for the more expensive long-range weaponry. Finland's forested areas were seen as optimal terrain for ...