152mm Howitzer M1938 (M-10)
The 152-mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) ( russian 152-мм гаубица обр. 1938 г. (М-10) ) was a Soviet heavy field howitzer with a caliber of 152.4 mm, which during the Second World War used has been. It was designed in 1937, the chief designer in charge was FF Petrov . A total of 1522 copies were made. 152 mm howitzer M1938 (originally 152 mm division howitzer M1938 ) was a designation of the Red Army and M-10 was another equivalent designation of the manufacturer, Permski Sawod No. 172 (Perm Works No. 172).
Technical specifications
| 152 mm howitzer M1938 | |
| General properties | |
| classification | originally a heavy division howitzer, later a heavy body howitzer |
| Chief designer | Fyodor Fyodorovich Petrov |
| Name of the manufacturer | M-10 (Russian М-10) |
| Manufacturer | Permski Sawod No. 172 (Perm Works No. 172, Russian Пермский завод №172) |
| Weight in firing position | 4150 kg |
| Weight in driving position | 4500 kg |
| team | 10 men (gun leader, two gunner, seven loaders and ammunition shooters) |
| Years of construction | 1939-1941 |
| number of pieces | 1522 |
| pipe | |
| caliber | 152.4 mm |
| Pipe length | 3700 mm (L / 24.3) |
| Tube length (drawn barrel) | 3527 mm (L / 23.1) |
| Height of the line of fire | 1300 mm |
| Fire dates | |
| Elevation range | −1 ° to + 65 ° |
| Side straightening area | 50 ° |
| Maximum range | 12,400 m |
| fire rate | 3-4 rounds / min |
| agility | |
| Ground clearance | 305 mm |
| Top speed in vehicle tow | 35 km / h |
Others
All M 1938 and the associated ammunition that were captured by the Wehrmacht during the German attack on the Soviet Union were used on the German side under the external device number 15.2 cm heavy field howitzer 443 (r) (r for Russian).
The howitzer was also used on the KW-2 tank with a shortened barrel .
literature
- А.Б. Широкорад: Энциклопедия отечественной артиллерии. ( AB Shirokorad : Encyclopedia of Russian Artillery. ) Harvest, Minsk 2000, ISBN 985-433-703-0 (Russian).
- 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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Anti-tank guns: 37 mm PaK 1-K | 37 mm PaK M1944 | 45 mm PaK M1932 | 45 mm PaK 53-K | 45 mm PaK M-42 | 57 mm PaK SiS-2 | 100 mm FK BS-3
Battalion and regiment guns : 45 mm howitzer M1929 | 76 mm cannon M1927 | 76mm cannon M1943
Mountain guns: 76 mm M1938 cannon
Division guns : 76 mm cannon M1902 / 30 | 76 mm cannon M1933 | 76 mm F-22 cannon | 76 mm cannon USW | 76 mm gun SiS-3 | 85 mm cannon D-44 | 107 mm cannon M-60 | 122 mm howitzer M1909 / 37 | 122 mm howitzer M1910 / 30 | 122 mm howitzer M-30 | 152 mm mortar NM
Corps and army guns: 107 mm cannon M1910 / 30 | 122 mm cannon M1931 (A-19) | 122 mm cannon M1931 / 37 (A-19) | 152 mm howitzer M1909 / 30 | 152 mm howitzer M1910 / 37 | 152 mm howitzer M-10 | 152 mm howitzer D-1 | 152 mm cannon M1910 / 30 | 152 mm cannon M1910 / 34 | 152 mm howitzer ML-20 | 160 mm grenade launcher M1943
Heaviest guns: 152 mm Br-2 | 203 mm howitzer M1929 | 203 mm howitzer B-4 | 210 mm gun Br-17 | 280 mm mortar Br-5 | 305 mm howitzer M1915 | 305 mm howitzer Br-18
Anti- aircraft guns: 25 mm anti-aircraft gun 72-K | 37-mm anti-aircraft gun 61-K | 76 mm anti-aircraft gun M1931 | 76 mm anti-aircraft gun M1938 | 85 mm anti-aircraft gun M1939 | M1944 85mm anti-aircraft gun