122 mm howitzer M1910

122 mm howitzer M1910 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1910 гг.) was a Russian Empire 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) field howitzer used throughout World War I in large numbers.

122 mm howitzer M1910
Type	Field howitzer
Place of origin	Russian Empire
Service history
Used by	Russian Empire  Soviet Union  Finland  Romania
Wars	World War I Russian Civil War Winter War
Production history
Designer	Schneider et Cie
Designed	1910
Specifications
Mass	1,330 kg (2,930 lb)[1]
Barrel length	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) L/12.8
Shell	122 x 159mmR Separate loading charge and projectile
Shell weight	22.8 kg (50 lb)[1]
Caliber	121.92 mm (4.8 in)
Breech	Interrupted screw
Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-3° to 45°
Traverse	4°71́
Muzzle velocity	335 m/s (1,100 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	7.7 km (4.8 mi)[1]

Following the defeats of the Russo-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 M1910 was developed by the French arms manufacturer Schneider et Cie.^[2] Russia also bought a very similar system from the German arms manufacturer Krupp, the 122 mm howitzer M1909.

125 pieces were abandoned in Romania after Russia made peace with the Central Powers in 1918. They were put into service by the Romanian Army, in the period 1918-1939.^[3]

Up to 5,900 pieces were later converted by the Soviet Union into the 122 mm howitzer M1910/30, the most numerous divisional howitzer of the RKKA at the outbreak of Great Patriotic War, it saw service throughout the war.

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

• Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR - The original French gun the M1910 was based on
• 122 mm howitzer M1909 - very similar piece in Russian service designed by Krupp
• QF 4.5-inch howitzer - British equivalent, also in Russian service
• 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 - early German equivalent
• 10.5 cm leFH 16 - later German equivalent

References

1. "FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: ARTILLERY PART 5". www.jaegerplatoon.net. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
2. 122 mm howitzer M1910 from Landships
3. Stroea, Adrian; Băjenaru, Gheorghe (2010). Artileria româna în date si imagini [Romanian artillery in data and images] (in Romanian). Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei. p. 56. ISBN 978-606-524-080-3.