305 mm howitzer M1915

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Type 1915 305 mm howitzer
Type 1915 in Saint Petersburg Artillery Museum.
Type	Heavy gun
Place of origin	Russian Empire
Service history
Used by	Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Wars	World War One, World War Two
Specifications
Mass	63.9 t (140,874 lbs)

Caliber	305 mm (12 in)
Elevation	58°
Traverse	60°
Rate of fire	0.3 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	442 m/s (1,450 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	13.47 km (8.36 mi)

Type 1915 305 mm howitzer (Russian: 305-мм гаубица образца 1915 года) was a Russian heavy howitzer that saw service during World War One and Two. Originally intended for Naval use, it was later purchased by the Army at a cost of 271,500 Rubles apiece, with the first order of 8 being sent on 13 August 1915.

Infantry guns	37 mm trench gun M1915 37 mm McClean Automatic Cannon Mk. III
Field Artillery	76 mm gun M1900 76 mm divisional gun M1902 87 mm light field gun M1877 42-line field gun M1877 107 mm gun M1910 QF 4.5-inch howitzer 120 mm howitzer Model 1901 122 mm howitzer M1909 122 mm howitzer M1910
Mountain artillery	76 mm mountain gun M1909
Howitzers, medium, and heavy artillery	BL 60-pounder gun 152 mm howitzer M1909 152 mm howitzer M1910 BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer 152 mm siege gun M1910 BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
Siege artillery	42-line siege gun M1877 6 inch siege gun M1877 6-inch siege gun M1904 8-inch mortar M1877 9-inch mortar M1877 11-inch mortar M1877 11-inch gun M1877 280 mm Schneider Mortar Model 1914/15 BL 9.2-inch howitzer 305 mm howitzer M1915
Mortars	9 cm Mortar Type GR Aasen mortar
Anti-aircraft guns	76 mm air-defense gun M1914/15
Coastal artillery	Obukhovskii 12-inch/52-caliber Pattern 1907 gun

305 mm howitzer M1915

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era