Bofors 15.2 cm M/12 naval gun
| 15.2 cm marinkanon M/12 | |
|---|---|
Interior of a single-gun M/12 turret, showing the open breech and the interrupted screw  | |
| Type | Naval artillery | 
| Place of origin | Sweden | 
| Service history | |
| In service | 1916–1957 | 
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bofors | 
| Designed | 1912 | 
| Manufacturer | Bofors | 
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.75 t (7.63 long tons; 8.54 short tons) | 
| Barrel length | 762 cm (25 ft) (50 caliber) | 
| Shell | 45.4 kg (100 lb) | 
| Caliber | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 
| Breech | Interrupted screw | 
| Elevation | -5°/+30° | 
| Rate of fire | 3–4 rpm | 
| Muzzle velocity | 850 m/s (2,800 ft/s) | 
| Maximum firing range | 16,000 m (17,000 yd) (19,000m post 1930's) | 
The Bofors 15.2 cm M/12 naval gun was a weapon used as the secondary armament of the Swedish Sverige-class coastal defence ships. It was designed and built by Bofors a few years before the First World War.

Bibliography
- Ahlberg, Lars (1986). "Gun Data for the Swedish Svierge Class Coastal Battleships". F.P.D.S. Newsletter. XIV (3): 1.
 - Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
 - Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines and ASW Weapons of All Nations; An Illustrated Directory. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
 - Harris, Daniel G. (1992). "The Svierge Class Coastal Defense Ships". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Warship 1992. London: Naval Institute Press. pp. 80–98. ISBN 0-85177-603-5.
 
External links
- Tony DiGiulian, Sweden 15.2 cm/50 (6") Model 1912