6-inch field howitzer M-1908
| 6 inch Howitzer, Model of 1908 | |
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| Type | Heavy howitzer |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1910-1920 |
| Used by | United States |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bethlehem Steel |
| Designed | 1906-1909 |
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| Produced | 1910-1916 |
| No. built | 42 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 7,354 pounds (3,336 kg) |
| Barrel length | 81.5 inches (207 cm) bore (13.6 calibers) |
| Crew | 9 |
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| Shell | 120 pounds (54 kg), common steel or shrapnel, separate loading, bag charge with brass obturation case |
| Calibre | 6 in (152.4 mm) |
| Breech | interrupted screw |
| Recoil | hydrospring |
| Elevation | -5° to 40° |
| Traverse | 6° |
| Muzzle velocity | 900 feet per second (270 m/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 6,700 yards (6,125 m) (40° max elevation) |
The 6 inch Howitzer, Model of 1908 was the standard American heavy howitzer before World War I. Forty-two of these weapons had been produced before 1917 and all were employed for training stateside in that war. For combat use in France the Canon de 155 C mle 1917 Schneider was purchased. All surviving weapons were retired during the 1920s.
It is unusual among American-designed field artillery weapons in that it has the recoil cylinder situated above the barrel. The 4.7-inch howitzer M1908/M1912 shared this feature. The 75 mm Gun M1917 also had this, but is based on the British Ordnance QF 18-pounder.
Ammunition was either common steel shell with a base fuze or shrapnel with a combination time/percussion fuze.
In Ft. Bliss, TX in 1910s
In travelling position
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