122 mm howitzer M1910 (russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1910 гг.) was a

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121.92 mm (4.8 inch) field howitzer used throughout

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in large numbers. Following the defeats of the

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, Russia sought to modernize some of its

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, which included the purchase of foreign designed artillery. Seeking new systems from both France and Germany, the 122 mm howitzer M1910 was developed by the French arms manufacturer

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. Russia also bought a very similar system from the German arms manufacturer Krupp, the 122 mm howitzer M1909. 125 pieces were abandoned in Romania after Russia made peace with the Central Powers in 1918. They were put into service by the Romanian Army, in the period 1918-1939. Up to 5,900 pieces were later converted by the

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into the

122 mm howitzer M1910/30 122 mm howitzer M1910/30 (russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1910/30 гг.) was a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer, a modernization of World War I era 122 mm howitzer M1910. It was the most numerous divisional howitzer of ...

, the most numerous divisional howitzer of the RKKA at the outbreak of

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, it saw service throughout the war.

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR The Obusier de 120 mm modèle 1915 Tir Rapide or quick loading 120 mm Howitzer Model 1915 was a French howitzer designed and built by the Schneider company and used by a number of nations during the First World War. History The origins of ...

- The original French gun the M1910 was based on * 122 mm howitzer M1909 - very similar piece in Russian service designed by Krupp *

QF 4.5-inch howitzer The Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer was the standard British Empire field (or ‘light’) howitzer of the First World War era. It replaced the BL 5-inch howitzer and equipped some 25% of the field artillery. It entered service in 1910 and remai ...

- British equivalent, also in Russian service * 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 - early German equivalent *

10.5 cm leFH 16 The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 (10.5 cm leFH 16) was a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II. Description The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 was introduced in 1916 as a successor to 10.5 cm ...

- later German equivalent

References

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