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 : |
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 : |
2 calibres
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weight : |
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fuze : |
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 : |
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 : |
230 ball x
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fuze : |
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
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length : |
1.55
calibres ( |
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weight : |
132 balls
x |
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Elevation : |
+ 25° / -
3° |
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Wheels |
weight : |
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height : |
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track : |
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Transport : |
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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Pictures from Saint
Petersburg Museum Thanks to Biser Kolev |