Solothurn ST-5

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Solothurn ST-5
A Chinese Army Solothurn ST-5 AA gun was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army in Nanjing, 1937.
Type	Anti-aircraft cannon
Service history
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Shell	20×138mmB
Caliber	20 mm (.79 in)

The Solothurn ST-5 is a 20 mm

•  Nazi Germany - While Germany did not adopt the ST-5, the Kriegsmarine did acquire a version of the weapon for ship-board air defense. The weapon was designated 20 mm C/30 and equipped several German naval vessels during World War II. This weapon was further refined for the other German forces as the 2 cm Flak 30 described separately.^[1]
•  Republic of China - During the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War 2 in China), the Chinese Nationalist Army soldiers used the Solothurn ST-5 as the main AA gun. The Solothurn ST-5 firstly joined the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanking. The Solothurn ST-5 was not only used for anti-aircraft and also used for destroying the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, so it became the anti-tank gun in the Battle of Taierzhuang and destroyed 15 Japanese tanks in this Battle.
•  Bulgaria
•  Greece

See also

• List of anti-aircraft guns
• 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling

Citations

Bibliography

• Gander, Terry & Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday.
  ISBN 0-385-15090-3
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