122 mm howitzer M1910 / 30

122 mm howitzer M1910 / 30

The 122-mm howitzer M1910 / 30 ( Russian 122-мм гаубица обр. 1910/30 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 M1910 122mm howitzer that was used during the First World War .

Technical specifications

122 mm howitzer M1910 / 30
General properties
classification	medium division howitzer
developer	French company Schneider in 1910, modernization in Sawod No. 172 in 1930
Manufacturer	Permski Sawod No. 172 (Perm Plant No. 172, Russian Пермский завод №172)
height	1841 mm
Weight in firing position	1466 kg
Weight in driving position	2510 kg
team	6 men (gun leader, two gunner, three loaders and ammunition shooters)
Years of construction	1930-1941
number of pieces	over 5900 (3395 in 1937-1941)
pipe
caliber	121.92 mm
Pipe length	1560 mm (L / 12.8)
Height of the line of fire	100 mm
Fire dates
Elevation range	−3 ° to 45 °
Side straightening area	4 ° 71 '
Maximum range	8910 m
Maximum muzzle velocity	364 m / s
fire rate	5-6 rounds / min
agility
Ground clearance	298 mm
Top speed in a power train	6 km / h

Others

Despite the great age of the M 1910/30 , the Wehrmacht could not afford to do without the guns captured during the attack on the Soviet Union . On the German side they were put into service under the designation 12.2 cm light field howitzer 388 (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.
  Schirokorad AB: 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 .