This gun appears to be a light version of the 10.5 cm kanon m/34, a heavy field gun produced in Sweden and also designed for motor towing. It had a firing platform that gave it 360° traverse. Like the M1924, this howitzer was designed for motor traction with rubber-rimmed steel wheels. Whereas prior to WWII Bofors had developed a 10.5 cm howitzer (also known as the Model 1924), this model appears to be different and may have never gone into volume production. The Internet has scant information on the L/28, but it was apparently designed for rapid movement and positioning, and the narrator notes that it was intended to be positioned quickly so as to hold off a paratroop or partisan type attack. This color educational/promotional film is about the Bofors 10.5 cm Field Howitzer L/28.
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