Schneider-Canet 150mm mortar M. 1897

 

 

 

 

Calibre :

150mm L/8

Weight of the barrel :

491 kg

Weight of the carriage :

981 kg

Weight in action :

1472 kg

Weight of the limber :

420 kg (empty) – 764 kg (loaded)

Weight in marching order :

2236 kg

Weight of ammo wagon :

1025 kg (empty) – 2131 kg (loaded)

Barrel length :

1.200 m

Barrel grooves

number :

38

depth :

1 mm

width :

9.40 mm

Battering charge :

1st charge : 230 g of black powder

2nd charge : 340 g of black powder

Full charge :  450 g of black powder

Shell

weight :

32 kg - charge : 1.75 kg of black powder

max. range :

3300 m

H.E. Shell

weight :

32 kg - charge : 4 kg of Schneiderite

max. range :

3300 m

Shrapnel

weight :

32 kg – charge : 400 g of black powder

288 balls x 33.28 g

max. range :

2500 m / 3000 m

Canister :

?

Muzzle velocity :

200 m/s (full charge)

Elevation :

+ 50° / 0°

Wheels

height :

1.324 m

track :

1.22 m

Track :

1.22 m

Transport :

horse drawn

Ammunition :

gun limber - 8 (3 H.E. shells, 4 shrapnel, 1 canister),

wagon - 24

Remarks :

Slow firing mortar. In 1897 Serbian Army ordered six mortars. They arrived 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”.