Year | 1931 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 2.550 |
Crew | 8 |
Calibre | 152.4mm (152x239R) |
Elevation | -0° to +41° |
Traverse | 2° |
Breech | Interrupted Screw |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 3.5mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.900mm (L/14) |
Overall Length | 5.84m |
Width | 1.89m |
Height | 1.92m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 3.270 kg Weight in Action: 2.810 kg |
Round Weight | 43.5 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 650 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 5-6 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 8.850m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 152mm M.1909 was another artillery piece which was modernised like many others in the late 1920s and brought up to standard. It was originally a Schneider design and was given the title 152mm M.1909/30. It had many modifications which included a longer chamber, changes to the breechblock, elevation and cradle and in some cases new wheels. It was issued as a divisional gun/howitzer and issued to artillery regiments in infantry divisions. Some were also issued to corps artillery regiments and saw service against the Japanese, Finns and later the Germans. |