120 mm howitzer Model 1901 explained
| 120 mm howitzer Model 1901 |
| Type: | Howitzer |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Is Explosive: | yes |
| Is Artillery: | yes |
| Service: | 1901-? |
| Used By: | See Users |
| Wars: |
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| Designer: | Krupp |
| Design Date: | 1901 |
| Manufacturer: | Krupp |
| Production Date: | 1901 |
| Number: | Russia: ?
Romania: 31 |
| Weight: | Travel: 1835kg (4,045lb)
Combat: 1065kg (2,348lb) |
| Part Length: | 1.4m (04.6feet) L/11.6 |
| Cartridge: | Cased separate-loading |
| Cartridge Weight: | HE: 15.6kg (34.4lb)
Shrapnel: 21kg (46lb) |
| Caliber: | 120mm |
| Velocity: | 300m/s |
| Range: | 6.50NaN0 |
| Breech: | Horizontal sliding block |
| Recoil: | Spring loaded recoil spade |
| Carriage: | Box trail |
| Elevation: | 0° to +42° |
The 120 mm howitzer Model 1901 – was a German howitzer used by the Imperial Russian and Romanian Armies during the First World War.[1]
Design
The model 1901 was a short ranged field howitzer capable of both direct and indirect fire.[2] The model 1901 had a short steel barrel, a box trail carriage, two wooden spoked wheels with steel rims, a horizontal sliding-block breech, it fired cased separate-loading ammunition and had a spring-loaded recoil spade. For transport, the trail of the carriage could be connected to a limber and caisson for towing by a six-horse team.
Users
- – The Boers used an unknown number of model 1901 howitzers during the Second Boer War.[3]
- – An unknown number of model 1901 howitzers were used by the Imperial Russian Army. The photos in the gallery below are of a model 1901 that was captured from the Russians during the Finnish Civil War and is displayed at the Hameenlina artillery museum.
- – In 1902 two batteries of four guns were assigned to the 2nd artillery regiment in Bucharest. This was followed by three more batteries assigned to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments. In 1915 the Romanians added a gun shield to protect the gunners. In 1916 the Romanian Army had 31 of these howitzers when they entered the First World War.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Stroea, Adrian. Artileria Română în date şi imagini. 2010. Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei [CTEA]. Băjenaru, Gheorghe.. 9786065240803. București. 44. 895490826.
- Web site: Krupp 120mm 1901_Hb_Romania. www.bulgarianartillery.it. 2018-07-01.
- Web site: South African Military History Society – Journal- Guns in South Africa 1899–1902. samilitaryhistory.org. 2018-07-01.
- Book: Romania in World War 1916–1919. Volume I. Documents-Annexes. Official Gazette and State Imprints, Bucharest, 1934–1940. 56.
