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20×138mmB

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Type
  
Anti-Armor/Anti-Air

Wars
  
World War II

Manufacturer
  
Swiss Solothurn

Place of origin
  
Switzerland

Designed
  
1930

20×138mmB

Used by
  
Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Finland, Poland

The 20×138mmB cartridge or Long Solothurn was a type of ammunition used mainly for anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons during World War II. The designation means the caliber was 20 mm, the length of the cartridge case was 138 mm and B indicates it was a belted case. The loaded cartridge weighed 10.7 ounces (300 g).

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History

The 20×138mmB cartridge was initially created by the Swiss Solothurn company in the early 1930s.

Users

The 20×138mmB cartridge was used in the following weapons:

Switzerland

  • Solothurn anti-tank rifles: S-18/1000 and S-18/1100

    • Germany

  • FlaK 30 and FlaK 38 single-barrel, and Flakvierling quadruple-barrel anti-aircraft guns
  • KwK 30 and KwK 38 vehicle-mounted weapons
  • MG C/30L aircraft gun

    • Italy

  • anti-aircraft guns: Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 modello 35 (Breda) and Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti)

    • Finland

  • Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle
  • Lahti L-40 anti-aircraft gun

    • Poland

  • Nkm wz.38 FK anti-tank vehicle mounted gun

    • References

    20×138mmB Wikipedia
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