Schneider-Canet 120mm field howitzer M. 1897

 

 

 

 

Calibre :

120mm L/12

Weight of the barrel :

496 kg

Weight of the carriage :

872 kg

Weight in action :

1368 kg

Weight in marching order :

2230 kg

Weight of ammo wagon :

2160 kg

Barrel lenght :

1.440 m

Barrel grooves

number :

30

depth :

0.8 mm

width :

9.56 mm

Battering charge :

550 g / 350 g / 200 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

Muzzle velocity :

315 m/s

Elevation :

+ 45° / - 5°

Traversing angle :

4°

Track :

1.22 m

Transport :

horsedrawn

Ammunition :

gun limber - 16, 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”.