Bofors 283 mm gun

28 cm kanon M/12
Aft 283 mm dual turret on Coastal defence ship Gustav V
Type	Naval artillery
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1916-1957
Production history
Designer	Bofors
Designed	1912
Manufacturer	Bofors
Number built	12
Specifications
Barrel length	12,735 mm (501.4 in)

Shell	305 kg (672 lb)
Caliber	283 mm (11.1 in)/45 caliber
Elevation	-10°/+20° (5°/s)
Traverse	150° from either side of centreline (4°/s)
Rate of fire	4/min
Muzzle velocity	860 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	As built:20,400 m (22,300 yd) From 1939: 24,000 m (26,000 yd)

The Bofors 283 mm gun was a naval artillery used in the Swedish Sverige class coastal defence ships.

Distance (m)	6,000	18,000
Side armor belt penetration (mm)	350	155
Deck armor penetration (mm)	-	87

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bofors 28 cm Model 1912 gun.

Tony DiGiulian, Sweden 28.3 cm/45 (11.1") Model 1912
Youtube video (0:14-0:40), Live fire of Bofors 28.3/45 M12 as well as loading sequnce inside turrets of a Sverige-class CDF

Weapons and military equipment designed in Sweden 1914–1945

Firearms

Rifles	Carl Gustaf Model 1942

Submachine guns	Carl Gustaf Model 1945

Machine guns	Svenska Automatvapen Model 1940 Carl Gustaf Model 1942

Artillery

Tank and Anti-tank guns	Bofors 37 mm Gun Model 1934

Mountain guns	Bofors 75 mm Model 1934

Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1924 Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1935 Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1937 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1927 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1931 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1934 Bofors 120 mm Howitzer Model 1914 Bofors 150 mm Howitzer Model 1931

Anti-aircraft guns	Bofors 20 mm Automatic Gun Model 40 Bofors 25 mm Automatic Gun Model 1932 Bofors 40 mm Gun Model 1936 Bofors 75 mm Gun Model 1929

Coastal guns	Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1927 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1934

Naval guns	Bofors 120 mm Gun Bofors 152 mm Gun Bofors 283 mm Gun

Armored
Fighting
Vehicles

Light tanks	Strv m/21-29 Landsverk L-10 Landsverk L-60 Landsverk L-120

Medium tanks	Landsverk Lago

Self-propelled guns	Stormartillerivagn m/43

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	Landsverk L-62

Armoured cars	Pansarbil M/31 Landsverk Lynx Landsverk L-180/L-181/L-182 Landsverk L-185

Armoured personnel carrier	Tgbil m/42

Artillery tractors	Landsverk L-131 Landsverk L-132 Landsverk L-135

Prototypes	Landsverk L-5 Landsverk L-100 Landsverk L-101

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