M-1937 152mm Gun-Howitzer

 

 

M-1937 152mm Gun-Howitzer

Designer -  F. F. Petrov

Manufacturer:

Original producer: Artillery Plant #172, at Perm

Role:

Gun-Howitzer

Year Adopted:

1937

Weight:
Traveling:  17,483 lbs (7930 kg)
Deployed: 15,715 lbs (7128 kg)

Operational Status:



Russia - Obsolete
Other Nations - Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, East Germany, Hungary, Iraq, North Korea, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Syria, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia.

Armament:

152.4mm Main Gun

Recoil System:
Hydraulic recoil buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator

Weapon Range:

18,880 yards (17,285 meters)

Sustained Rate of Fire: 4 rnds per minute
Gun Crew: 9 men

Shell Weight:

95.9 lbs (43.5 kg)

Muzzle Velocity: 2,149 ft/sec (655meters/second)

Length (traveling):

7.21 meters

Barrel Length:
16 feet, 1.9 inches
(4.925 meters)

Total Traverse:

58 degrees

Elevation:

-2 to +65

Common Towing Vehicles:
AT-S Medium Artillery Tractor
AT-T Heavy Artillery Tractor

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