122mm M.1910/30

122mm M.1910/30
Image: 122mm M.1910/30 (Wikipedia)
Year1930
Weapon TypeMedium Howitzer
Origin & DesignerFrance/Schneider-Perm
Numbers Produced5.900
Crew7
Calibre121.92mm (122x159R)
Elevation-3° to +45°
Traverse
BreechInterrupted Screw
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageSingle Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield3.5mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.530mm (L/12.8)
Overall Length[@length]
Width[@width]
Height1.84m
WeightWeight in Traction: 2.510 kg
Weight in Action: 1.466 kg
Round Weight21.7 kg
Muzzle Velocity364 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire2-4 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range8.910m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionHorse Drawn (six horses) & Motorised
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe 122mm M.1910/30 was a modernised version of 122mm M.1910 howitzer. In the late 1920s the Russian army had decided to up-grade their large stocks of world war one artillery and this resulted in new chambers, new gun sights and better carriages. It was a divisional howitzer and was issued to mixed artillery regiments in infantry and mountain divisions. It was the most common howitzer used by the Soviets and saw action against the Finns and the Japanese and later the Germans.