152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10)
152-mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) was a Soviet 152.4 mm howitzer of World War II era. It was developed in 1937–1938 at the Motovilikha Mechanical Plant by a team headed by F. F. Petrov. Although production of the gun was stopped in 1941, it saw combat with the Red Army until the end of World War II and remained in service until the 1950s. Captured pieces were used by Wehrmacht and the Finnish Army. The latter kept the M-10 in service until 2000.
M-10 in Hämeenlinna artillery museum, Finland
M-10 in Hämeenlinna artillery museum, Finland.
Components of M-10 howitzer: 1 — barrel 2 — recoil devices 3 — gunshield 4 — panoramic sight 5 — breech 6 — split trails 7 — suspension 8 — wheels.
Factory marks on the barrel
The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon and a mortar. It is generally aimed lower than a mortar but higher than a cannon. With their long-range capabilities, howitzers can be used to great effect in a battery formation with other artillery pieces, such as long-barreled guns, mortars, and rocket artillery.
Firing of an M114 155 mm howitzer by the 90th Field Artillery Battalion, US 24th Infantry Division, during the Korean War
Mountain howitzer firing
12-pound Napoleon at the Colorado State Capitol
Nineteenth-century 12-pounder (5 kg) mountain howitzer displayed by the National Park Service at Fort Laramie in Wyoming, United States
