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122 mm howitzer M1909

The 122 mm howitzer M1909 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1909 гг.) was a Russian 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer used throughout World War I.


122 mm howitzer M1909
Soviet 122 mm howitzer Model 1909, at the Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum.
Field howitzer
Russian Empire
Russian Empire Soviet Union Finland
World War IRussian Civil WarWinter War
Krupp
1909
1,340 kg (2,950 lb)
overall:1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) L/14
122 x 159mmR Separate loading charge and projectile
22.8 kg (50 lb)
121.92 mm (4.8 in)
Horizontal sliding-block
Hydro-spring
Box trail
-1° to 43°
335 m/s (1,100 ft/s)
7.6 km (4.7 mi)

The 122 mm howitzer M1909 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1909 гг.) was a Russian 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer used throughout World War I.

Following the defeats of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia sought to modernize some of its equipment, which included the purchase of foreign designed artillery. Seeking new systems from both France and Germany, the 122 mm howitzer M1909 was developed by the German arms manufacturer Krupp. Russia also bought a very similar system from the French arms manufacturer Schneider et Cie, the 122 mm howitzer M1910.

It was later updated by the Soviet Union as the 122 mm howitzer M1909/37 which saw combat in the German-Soviet War.

  • 122 mm howitzer M1910 - very similar piece in Russian service designed by Schneider et Cie
  • QF 4.5-inch howitzer - British equivalent, in Russian service also
  • 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 - early German equivalent
  • 10.5 cm leFH 16 - later German equivalent
  • 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze - Austro-Hungarian equivalent
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