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 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 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°

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.