152mm long gun M. 1867
Bulgarian
designation : |
24-фунтово
дълго
оръдие |
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Russian
designation : |
24-фунтовая
медная
длинная
пушка обр. 1867 г. |
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Calibre
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152.4mm L/21.25 |
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Weight
of the barrel : |
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Weight
of the breech-block : |
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Weight
of the carriage : |
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Weight
in action : |
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Weight
in marching order : |
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Weight
of the platform : |
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Barrel
length : |
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Barrel grooves |
number : |
24 |
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depth : |
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width : |
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Battering
charge : |
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Cast
iron bomb |
length
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2 calibres ( |
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weight
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fuze
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percussion fuze of
Prussian model : |
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muzzle
velocity : |
325 m/s |
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max.
range : |
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Shrapnel |
weight
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fuze
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17 sec. time fuze |
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muzzle
velocity : |
273 m/s |
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max.
range : |
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Canister
bomb |
weight
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230 ball x |
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fuze
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7 sec. time fuze |
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muzzle
velocity : |
283 m/s |
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max.
range : |
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Case shot : |
length
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1.55 calibres ( |
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weight
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132 balls x |
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Elevation
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+ 25° / - 3° |
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Wheels |
weight
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height
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track
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Transport
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drawn by six horses |
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Remarks
: Russian bronze fortress
gun delivered in 1878, after the war of Liberation. In firing position it
should be placed on a wooden platform. It could fire
both canister bomb (картечна
бомба), an early model of shrapnel, and
canister. It could also fire with reduced charges, but, according with Angel
Angelov, the Bulgarian gunners were not trained to do it and in addition
there were firing table only to fire at full charge. In 1896 the artillery
engineer lt. Stefan Slavchev carried out plans to upgrade these guns. Their
breech chambers were modified to use smokeless powder and the guns were
equipped with arc sight. The changes were made in the Sofia artillery
arsenal. |
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