130 K 90-60

The 130 K 90-60 is a Finnish towed 130 mm coastal artillery piece, manufactured in the 1980s by Vammas.^[1]

130 K 90-60
Tampella 122 K 60 field gun
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	Finland
Specifications
Mass	10,150 kg
Barrel length	6.851 m L/52.7
Caliber	130 mm
Breech	horizontal, half-automatic
Rate of fire	8 rounds per minute

History

A 130 K 90-60 at Finnish Artillery Museum.

The development process for the 130 K 90-60 began in 1960 when the Finnish company Tampella presented their concept of a new 122 mm gun for the Finnish Army. This gun was called 122 K 60. It was a sound concept, but quite a heavy gun. It was only ordered in small numbers; only 1 prototype and 15 production guns were built and only 15 delivered to military, and it was never part of the war-time inventory.

All 15 guns were later modified by Vammas in the late 1980s, giving it a 130 mm calibre barrel. This was done in order to standardize the calibre for the mobile coastal artillery. The new gun was given the designation 130 K 90-60.

The gun carriage design was used for Tampella's 155 mm series, as well as for the Israeli Soltam M-68 gun.

The 130 K 90-60 was retired from service in 2006.

Operators

•  Finland: Finnish Navy, 15 units.

See also

• 130 53 TK – (Finland)
• 130 K 54 – (Soviet Union)