Schneider-Canet 120mm long gun M. 1897

Calibre :		120mm L/26
Weight of the barrel :		1400 kg
Weight of the carriage :		1680 kg
Weight in action :		3080 kg
Weight of the limber :		370 kg
Weight in marching order :		3450 kg
Barrel lenght :		3.120 m
Barrel grooves	number :	30
	depth :	0.8 mm
	width :	9.56 mm
Battering charge :		2 kg of tubular smokeless powder and 15 g of black powder
H.E. Shell	weight :	18 kg - charge : 2.26 kg of Schneiderite
	max. range :	8400 m
H.E. Shell	weight :	18 kg - charge : 3.55 kg of Trotyl
	max. range :	8400 m
Shrapnel	weight :	18 kg - charge : 180 g / 220 g of black powder 348 or 477 bullets x 15.83 g or 16 g
	max. range :	6000 m
Muzzle velocity :		575 m/s
Elevation :		+ 28° / - 12°
Wheels	height :	1.56 m
	track :	1.49 m
Remarks : Slow firing long gun. In 1897, Serbian Army ordered sixteen guns. They arrived in Serbia during the autumn of 1900 and were modernized to use smokeless powder (probably in 1906 or 1907). In 1910, they were relegated to “Heavy Regiment of Fortress Artillery”. They were like the Bulgarian 120mm L/28 heavy guns, differing only in that they were fitted with a threaded breech-block, which worked in two actions, the fire being effected with a percussion fuze. The road brake had two shoes, held to the trail by chains. In 1913, twelve of M.97 guns were allotted to 2nd Serbian Army and were used during the siege of Odrin.