By Lasse Jensen

Last updated 02 May 2002

150mm Howitzer Md. 1934
 

General


Designer


150mm Gun Md. 1934
National Military Museum, Romanian

Original Manufacture Skoda, Czechoslovakia
Original Manufacture name 149mm vzor 1933 (K1)


Is this a license build gun? no, direct purchase


License Manufacture ~
Customer Aim Export
Prototype naming
Indented country naming Romanian, '150mm How Md 1934'
Naming variants
reversion models
Licenses build variants
Export variants


Nature of weapon Field Howitzer
Introduction date
First action date
Production time
Production number
Crew 11 men

Gun dimension


Caliber, bore 149.1mm
Caliber, length/bore
Muzzle brake no
Recoil system Yes, unknown
Breech mechanism
Barrel length (all)  4.026m
Barrel length (ex breech)
Barrel weight (all)
Weight (firing position) 5.290kg
Weight (traveling order) 5.900kg
Length (firing position)
Length (traveling order)
Width (firing position)
Width (traveling order)
Height (firing position)
Height (traveling order)
Ground Clearance (towing)

Gun performers

   

Traverse Right 25°
Traverse Left 20°
Elevation +70°
Depression -5°
Ammunition types 42kg -HE
Maximum Range 15.000m -HE
Muzzle velocity 570m/s -HE
Rate of Fire - 30s ~
Rate of Fire - 4m ~
Rate of Fire - 10m ~
Rate of Fire - 1h, sustained ~

Carriage

   

Name
Variants
Shield yes
Weight
Wheels (if any) yes
Tyres (if any) yes, unknown type

Towing vehicle

   

Primary type
Trailer

 

History

under construction

More Pictures
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National Military Museum, Romanian Kishinev, July 1941. Near Odessa, Russia Caucasus, Russia unknown location


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