152-mm howitzer M1909/30
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| 152-mm howitzer M1909/30 | |
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 M1909/30 in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum, Finland. |
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| Type | field howitzer |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | combat: 2,725 kg travel: 3,050 kg |
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| Caliber | 152,4 mm |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | 0° to 41° |
| Traverse: | 6° |
| Rate of fire | 3-4 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 391 m/s |
| Maximum range | 9,850 m |
152-mm howitzer model 1909/30 (Russian: 152-мм гаубица образца 1909/30 годов) was Soviet 152.4 mm (6 inch) howitzer.
The gun resulted from a modernization of the 152-mm howitzer model 1909, initially designed by Krupp. The central element of the modernization was rechambering for larger propellant charge; some pieces also had their wooden wheels replaced by steel ones with rubber tires, resulting in much higher transportation speed (18 km/h vs 6 km/h).
The howitzer was liked by crews because of its simple construction. On the other hand it had maximum range of below 10 km, too short by the standards of 1930s; elevation, traverse and transportation speed were all insufficient.
By the outbreak of Great Patriotic War the M1909/30 was being replaced by the newer M-10. However the M-10 production rate was slow, so by June 1941 the M1909/30 was much more common[1]. In late 1941 the production of M-10 was stopped. Although from 1943 the M1909/30 was again being gradually replaced, this time by D-1, it was still in service by the end of the war.
A number of guns of this type fell into the hands of Wehrmacht and the Finnish Army. The latter also captured a number of guns earlier, during Winter War.
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| Soviet Artillery of Great Patriotic War |
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| Anti-tank guns |
| 37-mm gun 1-K | 45-mm gun M1937 | 45-mm gun M-42 | 57-mm gun ZiS-2 | 100-mm gun BS-3 |
| Mountain guns |
| 76-mm mountain gun M1938 |
| Regimental guns |
| 76-mm gun M1927 | 76-mm gun M1943 |
| Divisional guns |
| 76-mm gun M1902/30 | 76-mm gun F-22 | 76-mm gun USV | 76-mm gun ZiS-3 122-mm howitzer M1909/37 | 122-mm howitzer M1910/30 | 122-mm howitzer M-30 |
| Corps and Army level guns |
| 122-mm gun A-19 | 152-mm howitzer M1909/30 | 152-mm howitzer M1910/37 152-mm howitzer M-10 | 152-mm howitzer D-1 | 152-mm gun M1910/30 152-mm gun M1910/34 | 152-mm gun-howitzer ML-20 |
| Very heavy guns |
| 152-mm gun M1935 | 203-mm howitzer B-4 | 210-mm gun M1939 280-mm mortar M1939 | 305-mm howitzer M1939 |
| Air defense guns |
| 25-mm gun 72-K | 37-mm gun 61-K | 76-mm gun M1938 | 85-mm gun 52-K |
