The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20mm anti tank rifle designed by Aimo Lahti and manufactured by Valtion Kivaaritehdas, entering production in 1939 for use in the Second World War. Nicknamed Norsupyssy, or elephant gun, it offered good accuracy, penetration and range but was large and difficult to move, and as tank armor grew too thick for it to defeat, it was repurposed for long range sniping, harassing fire against tanks, and, in its fully automatic L-39/44 variant, improvised anti aircraft fire. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Operated By
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Lahti L-39 (Elephant Gun)
Used In
Source Wikipedia: Lahti L-39
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Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Source Wikidata: Lahti L-39
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Lahti L-39
Introduction, paragraph 1
anti-tank rifle
Infobox: design_date
1939
Infobox: service
1939-1960 (-1988)
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The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War.
Infobox: production_date
1939-1944
Used In: Winter War, Infobox: wars
Winter War Continuation War Lapland War
View the Source2. Wikidata: Lahti L-39
Wikidata Q685308, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: Lahti L-39 (Elephant Gun)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Finnish Defence Forces, OperatorsQuote, Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
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