M-1877 152mm 120p Howitzer

    

152mm M-1877 120p Howitzer (1)

Manufacturer:

Obuchov (and possibly Perm)

Role: (2)

Heavy Fortress and Siege Cannon

Year Adopted:

1877

Combat Weight:
3,425 kilograms

7551 pounds

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
(Used from 1877 until 1920's)

Finland - Obsolete
(Used from 1918 until 1944)

Armament:

152mm Main Gun

Recoil System:

None on gun

Weapon Range:

9,300 meters (5.78 miles)
Sustained Rate of Fire: (2) 1.5 rounds per minute
Gun Crew: Uncertain at present

Shell Weight:

33 to 35.6 kilograms (72.8 to 78.5 pounds)
Muzzle Velocity:
251 to 390 m/sec (823 to 1280 ft/sec)

Length (traveling):

Uncertain at present

Barrel Length: 3.24 meters 10.63 feet

Total Traverse:

0 degrees

Elevation:

-18 to +40

 

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Russian Guns without recoil system. Jaeger Platoon.  jaegerplatoon.net. Web. 2014. <http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/ARTILLERY1.htm>

(2) Lagerstedt, John and Markku Saari. Guns of Krepost Sveaborg. Krepost Sveaborg. Web. 2002. <http://www.novision.fi/viapori/easeet.htm>

(3) Lovett, Ralph. Imperial Russian Artillery. Lovett Artillery Collection. Lovettartillery.com. Web. n.d. <http://www.lovettartillery.com/MAT_Russian_Artillery_152mm_M1877_Detail.htm>