152mm short gun M. 1867
Bulgarian
designation : |
24-фунтово
късо оръдие |
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Russian
designation : |
24-фунтовая
медная
короткая
пушка обр. 1867 г. |
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Calibre
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152.4mm L/14 |
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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 : |
219 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 : |
200 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 : |
199 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
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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 |
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