122 mm howitzer M1909

122 mm howitzer M1909
Soviet 122 mm howitzer Model 1909, at theHämeenlinna Artillery Museum.
Type	Field howitzer
Place of origin	Russian Empire
Service history
Used by	Russian Empire Soviet Union Finland
Wars	World War I Russian Civil War Winter War
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1909
Specifications
Mass	1,340 kg (2,950 lb)
Barrellength	overall:1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) L/14
Shell	122 x 159mmR Separate loading charge and projectile
Shellweight	22.8 kg (50 lb)
Caliber	121.92 mm (4.8 in)
Breech	Horizontal sliding-block
Recoil	Hydro-spring
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-1° to 43°
Traverse	4°
Muzzle velocity	335 m/s (1,100 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	7.6 km (4.7 mi)

The122 mm howitzer M1909(Russian:122-мм гаубица обр. 1909 гг.) was aRussian Empire121.92 mm (4.8 inch)howitzerused throughoutWorld War I.

Following the defeats of theRusso-Japanese War,Russia sought to modernize some of its equipment, which included the purchase of foreign designed artillery. Seeking new systems from both France and Germany, the 122 mm howitzer M1909 was developed by the German arms manufacturerKrupp.Russia also bought a very similar system from the French arms manufacturerSchneider et Cie,the122 mm howitzer M1910.

It was later updated by theSoviet Unionas the122 mm howitzer M1909/37which saw combat in theGerman-Soviet War.

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

• 122 mm howitzer M1910- very similar piece in Russian service designed bySchneider et Cie
• QF 4.5-inch howitzer- British equivalent, in Russian service also
• 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09- early German equivalent
• 10.5 cm leFH 16- later German equivalent
• 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze- Austro-Hungarian equivalent