76.2mm M-1900 Pulitov Field Gun

    

76.2mm M-1900 Pulitov Field Gun(1)

Manufacturer:

Pulitovski Works, St. Petersburg

Role: (2)

Quick Firing Field Gun

Year Adopted:

1900

Weight:
          Combat:
          Travelling:
   
1040 kilograms

(2,293 pounds)
1855 kilograms (4090 pounds)

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
(Used from 1900 until the Civil War)

Finland - Obsolete

Poland - Obsolete

Armament:

76.2mm, 30 caliber main gun

Recoil System:

Oil and 40 Rubber rings

Weapon Range:
          (Effective):
          (Maximum):
   
6,700 meters (4.16 miles)
8,800 meters (5.47 miles)
Sustained Rate of Fire: (2) Uncertain at Present
Gun Crew: Uncertain at present

Shell Weight:

6.4 kilograms (14.11 pounds)
Muzzle Velocity:
590 m/sec (1935 ft/sec)

Length (traveling):

Uncertain at present

Barrel Length: 2.286 meters (7 feet, 6 inches)

Total Traverse:

2.5°

Elevation:

-6° to +11°

 

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Light Field Guns. Jaeger Platoon.  jaegerplatoon.net. Web. 2014. <http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/ARTILLERY3.htm>

(2) 76.2mm Pulitov M1900 Field Gun.  Landships II. <http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles.html?load=artillery_articles/putilov_M1900_info.html>