122 mm howitzer M1909 / 37

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

1. ↑ 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 .

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