152 mm siege gun M1910
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152-mm siege gun model 1910 was a heavy gun used by the Russian Army in World War I. The gun was developed by the French arms manufacturer Schneider
and the first production bunch was built in France; later on the production continued in Russian Empire
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After World War I the gun saw combat in Russian Civil War
. In 1930 and 1934 it was modernized, resulting in 152-mm gun M1910/30
and 152-mm gun M1910/34
. Eventually the barrel of the modernized gun became a base for one of the most successful Soviet
artillery pieces of World War II - the 152-mm howitzer-gun model 1937 (ML-20)
.
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a French global company. It was founded in 1836 by two brothers, Eugène and Adolphe Schneider.In the first part of the 20th century, Schneider et Cie associated itself with Westinghouse Systems, a major international electrical group at the time. The group began manufacturing...
and the first production bunch was built in France; later on the production continued in Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
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After World War I the gun saw combat in Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. In 1930 and 1934 it was modernized, resulting in 152-mm gun M1910/30
152-mm gun M1910/30
152-mm gun model 1910/30 was a Soviet gun, a modernization of World War I era 152-mm siege gun M1910. The gun was briefly used by RKKA in the German-Soviet War.-Description:...
and 152-mm gun M1910/34
152-mm gun M1910/34
152-mm gun model 1910/34 was a Soviet 152.4 mm heavy gun, a modernization of the 152-mm gun M1910/30, which in turn was based on 152-mm siege gun M1910.-Description:...
. Eventually the barrel of the modernized gun became a base for one of the most successful Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
artillery pieces of World War II - the 152-mm howitzer-gun model 1937 (ML-20)
ML-20
The 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 , was a Soviet gun-howitzer. The gun was developed by the design bureau of the plant no 172, headed by F. F. Petrov, as a deep upgrade of the 152-mm gun M1910/34, in turn based on the 152-mm siege gun M1910, a pre-World War I design by Schneider. It was in...
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