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25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72 K)

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Type
  
Air defense gun

No. built
  
4,860

Length
  
5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)

Place of origin
  
USSR

Weight
  
1,210 kg (2,670 lb)

Width
  
1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)

25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K)

25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) (Russian: 25-мм автоматическая зенитная пушка образца 1940 года (72-К)) was a Soviet 25 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun. The gun was created in the beginning of 1940 at 8th Kalinin Artillery Plant under the guidance of its Chief Designer Mikhail Loginov.

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25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) Wikipedia