Year | 1937 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 184 |
Crew | 11 |
Calibre | 149.1mm |
Elevation | -5° to +70° |
Traverse | 45° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.7mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4.036mm (L/27) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 5.900 kg Weight in Action: 5.260 kg |
Round Weight | 42 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 570 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 3 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 15.000m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised (Skoda Tractor) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 150mm model 34 was a Skoda designed heavy howitzer which was issued to heavy motorised artillery regiments at corps level. Along with the Schneider model 36, it was a modern design and one of the best weapons available to the Romanian army. |