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Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on May 29, 2004 at 15:43:21

In Reply to: That sounds like the Model 1937 152mm howitzer posted by Victor Khomenko on May 29, 2004 at 07:20:23:

Known to Ivan the frontovik as "the animal killer".

It IS actually a Gun/Howitzer, Ie sufficient MV in direct fire role, at low angles, to have good penetration. Variable charges, and able to elevate well above Gun angles for indirect fire. [Many howitzer's have this ability so few are pure howitzers, eg. the D30 122mm, with its cruciform carriage is both.]

A purer howitzer like the M1943 usually has lower weight and lower range.

Also that long muzzle brake, on the M1937, is indicative of highish MV, one of the few WW11 mediums to have a MB! The Yank 155mm H didn't, nor the GUN (the long-tom), neither of the British mediums did, some later German ones did, but few of them were made, in most cases.

Mediums do often have enough thump to put a heavy shot or AP shell straight through armour. OTOH Mediums can damage or take out tanks from above with air bursts (splinters downwards at HE speed) if time fused. Or, even a direct hit right on top with HE, as this was a particularly accurate medium gun, it's fire coulda been 'walked in', NB all tanks are tin cans on top.

Fire from a medium battery was always a reliable way to slow or stop massed tanks.

I have bookmarked it.

The NVA 122mm I was referring to is the M1938, a good 2000 metres more range than the 105/M2.

careful with the swords mate.

Timbo in Oz
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