152mm howitzer M1937 (ML-20)
The 152-mm howitzer M1937 (ML-20) ( Russian 152-мм гаубица-пушка обр. 1937 г. (МЛ-20) ) was a Soviet heavy artillery gun with a caliber of 152.4 mm, which was used during the Second World War has been used.
history
The gun was designed in 1937, with FF Petrov being the chief designer in charge. A total of 6884 copies were made. In the Red Army it was called the 152 mm M1937 cannon howitzer , the manufacturer's designation, Permski Sawod No. 172 (Perm Plant No. 172) read ML-20 . Because the gun combined the properties of a howitzer (large elevation angle) and a cannon (relatively high muzzle velocity and barrel length in calibers), it was classified as a cannon howitzer by the leadership of the Red Army .
During the Russian campaign , the German Wehrmacht and the Finnish army captured several hundred of these guns and put them into service under the designations 15.2 cm Kanonenhaubitze 433/1 (r) and 152 H / 37 .
The heavy Soviet SU-152 and ISU-152 self-propelled guns were armed with the ML-20S variant of the 152 mm M1937 cannon howitzer. In combat use, the 152 mm M1937 (ML-20) cannon howitzer was very successful in some respects, including counter-battery shooting, defense against heavy tanks, and in city battles.
Technical specifications
152 mm M1937 cannon howitzer | |
General properties | |
classification | originally a heavy corps gun, later a heavy army gun |
Chief designer | Fyodor Fyodorovich Petrov |
Name of the manufacturer | ML-20 (Russian МЛ-20) |
Manufacturer | Permski Sawod No. 172 (Perm Plant No. 172, Russian Пермский завод №172) |
Length with limber | 8,180 mm |
width | 2,345 mm |
height | 2,270 mm |
Weight in firing position | 7,270 kg |
Weight in driving position | 7,930 kg |
team | 9 men (gun leader, two gunner, six loaders and ammunition shooters) |
Years of construction | 1937-1946 |
number of pieces | 6,884 |
pipe | |
caliber | 152.4 mm |
Pipe length | 4,412 mm (L / 29) |
Tube length (drawn barrel) | 4,240 mm (L / 27.9) |
Height of the line of fire | 1,613 mm |
Fire dates | |
Elevation range | −2 ° to + 65 ° |
Side straightening area | 58 ° |
Maximum muzzle velocity | 655 m / s |
Maximum range | 17,230 m |
fire rate | 3-4 rounds / min |
agility | |
Ground clearance | 315 mm |
Top speed in vehicle tow | 20 km / h |
literature
- А.Б. Широкорад: Энциклопедия отечественной артиллерии. (AB Shirokorad: Encyclopedia of Russian Artillery. ) Harvest, Minsk 2000, ISBN 985-433-703-0 (Russian).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ AB Shirokorad : Encyclopedia of the Russian Artillery.