122 mm howitzer M1909 / 37
The 122-mm howitzer M1909 / 37 ( Russian 122-мм гаубица обр. 1909/37 гг. ) Was a Soviet medium field howitzer with a caliber of 121.92 mm that was used during World War II . It was a modernization of the Russian 122mm howitzer M1909 that was used during the First World War .
Technical specifications
122 mm howitzer M1909 / 37 | |
General properties | |
classification | medium division howitzer |
developer | German company Krupp AG in 1909, modernization in Sawod No. 172 in 1937 |
Manufacturer | Permski Sawod No. 172 (Perm Plant No. 172, Russian Пермский завод №172) |
Weight in firing position | 1450 kg |
Weight in driving position | 2480 kg |
team | 3 men (gun leader, gunner, loader) |
Years of construction | 1937–1941 (just modernization) |
number of pieces | about 800-900 |
pipe | |
caliber | 121.92 mm |
Pipe length | 1690 mm (L / 14) |
Tube length (drawn barrel) | 1132.7 mm (L / 9.3) |
Height of the line of fire | 100 mm |
Fire dates | |
Elevation range | −1 ° to 43 ° |
Side straightening area | 4 ° |
Maximum range | 8910 m |
Maximum muzzle velocity | 364 m / s |
fire rate | 2 rounds / min |
agility | |
Top speed in a power train | 7 km / h |
Others
Like many others, the M 1909/37 and its ammunition were captured in large numbers by the Wehrmacht during the German attack on the Soviet Union . On the German side, it was put into service under the designation 12.2 cm light field howitzer 386 (r) (r for Russian). The gun was used in particular on the Atlantic Wall , but also in divisions on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans.
Individual references / comments
- ↑ AB Shirokorad : Encyclopedia of the Russian Artillery. Pp. 507-508.
literature
- А.Б. Широкорад: Энциклопедия отечественной артиллерии.
AB Shirokorad: Encyclopedia of Russian Artillery. Harvest, Minsk 2000, ISBN 985-433-703-0 . - Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945. 2nd edition, special edition, Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .
Web links
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