6 inch field howitzer M-1908
- 6 inch field howitzer M-1908
Infobox Weapon
name=6 inch Field Howitzer M-1908
is_UK=no
caption=M-1908 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
is_artillery=yes
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type=heavy howitzer
origin=USA
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service=1908?-1925?
used_by=USA
wars=World War I
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number=100+
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weight=3906 kg (8,611 lbs)
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caliber=6 in (152.4 mm)
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max_range=6,700 yards (6,125 m)
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elevation=-5° to 45°
traverse=6°
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yield=The 6 inch Field Howitzer M-1908 was the standard American heavy howitzer before World War I. Approximately one hundred of these weapons had been produced before 1917 and all were employed for training stateside. For combat use in France Canon de 155 C mle 1917 Schneider were purchased. All surviving weapons were retired during the 1920s.
Uniquely among American artillery weapons it has the recoil cylinder situated above the barrel.
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