Solothurn-Arsenal
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| Solothurn-Arsenal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank rifle |
| Place of origin | Estonia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940 |
| Used by | Estonia |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Arsenal |
| Produced | 1938–1940 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 45.0 kg |
| Length | 1750 mm |
| Caliber | 20×105 mm |
| Action | recoil |
| Rate of fire | semiautomatic |
| Effective firing range | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Feed system | 5 or 10 round detachable box magazine |
The Solothurn-Arsenal was an Estonian reverse-engineered copy of the Swiss S-18/100 anti-tank rifle. It was manufactured without license in Estonia between 1938 and 1940. Apart from the prototypes, only 20 were produced and deployed with 1st and 7th Infantry Regiments by the time of Soviet invasion in 1940.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Zaloga, Steven J. (2018). The Anti-Tank Rifle. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1722-8.
- ^ Zaloga 2018, p. 23.
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