122 mm howitzer M1909/37

122 mm howitzer M1909/37
122 mm howitzer M1909/37 in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum.
Typefield howitzer
Place of originUSSR
Production history
No. builtup to 900
Specifications
Masscombat: 1,450 kg
(3,197 lbs)
travel: 2,480 kg
(5,467 lbs)
Barrel lengthoverall:1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) L/14

Shell122 x 261mmR
Caliber121.92 mm (4.8 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding-block
RecoilHydro-spring
CarriageBox trail
Elevation-1° to 43°
Traverse
Rate of fire2 rounds per minute

122 mm howitzer M1909/37 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1909/37 гг.) was a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer, a modernization of World War I era 122 mm howitzer M1909. The gun saw combat in the German-Soviet War.