Schneider-Canet 120mm field howitzer M. 1897

 

 

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Calibre :

120mm L/12

Weight of the barrel :

496 kg

Weight of the carriage :

872 kg

Weight in action :

1368 kg

Weight of the limber :

432 kg (empty) – 862 kg (loaded)

Weight in marching order :

 1065 kg (empty) – 2230 kg (loaded)

Weight of ammo wagon :

2160 kg

Barrel length :

1.440 m

Barrel grooves

number :

30

depth :

0.8 mm

width :

9.56 mm

Battering charge :

1st charge : 200 g of black powder

2nd charge : 350 g of black powder

Full charge : 550 g of black powder

Shell

weight :

16.4 kg - charge : 940 g of black powder

max. range :

6000 m

H.E. Shell

weight :

16.4 kg - charge : 1.6 kg of Schneiderite

max. range :

6000 m

Shrapnel

weight :

16.4 kg – charge : 188 g of black powder

276 bullets x 13.83 g

max. range :

3500 m / 4500 m

Canister :

?

Muzzle velocity :

315 m/s (full charge)

Elevation :

+ 45° / - 5°

Traversing angle :

4°

Wheels

height :

1.324 m

track :

1.22 m

Transport :

horsedrawn

Ammunition :

gun limber – 16 (6 H.E. shells, 8 shrapnel, 2 canister), wagon - 48

Remarks :

Slow firing howitzer. In 1897, Serbian Army ordered twenty-two howitzers. They arrived in Serbia during the autumn of 1900 and were modernized to use smokeless powder (probably in 1906 or 1907). When in 1910 new, modern howitzers were purchased, older M.97 series howitzers were relegated to “Heavy Regiment of Fortress Artillery”.

 

 

 

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