122 mm howitzer M1909

122 mm howitzer M1909
Type	field howitzer
Place of origin	Russian Empire
Service history
Used by	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Wars	World War I, Russian Civil War
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Specifications
Barrel length	overal: L/14
Caliber	121.92 mm (4.8 in)
Breech	horizontal block
Recoil	hydraulic/spring
Carriage	single trail
Elevation	-1° to 43°
Traverse	4°

The 122 mm howitzer M1909 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1909 гг.) was a Russian Empire 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer used throughout World War I.

Following the defeats of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia sought to modernize some of its equipment, which included the purchase of foreign designed artillery. Seeking new systems from both France and Germany, the 122 mm howitzer M1909 was developed by the German arms manufacturer Krupp. Russia also bought a very similar system from the French arms manufacturer Schneider et Cie, the 122 mm howitzer M1910.

It was later updated by the Soviet Union as the 122 mm howitzer M1909/37 which saw combat in the German-Soviet War.

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

• 122 mm howitzer M1910 - very similar piece in Russian service designed by Schneider et Cie
• QF 4.5-inch howitzer - British equivalent, in Russian service also
• 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 - early German equivalent
• 10.5 cm leFH 16 - later German equivalent