SPECIFICATIONS OF 122MM. FIELD ARTILLERY GUN USED BY BULGARIAN ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800560012-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 18, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Specifications of 122 rte. Field
Artillery Gun Used by Bulgarian
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ACQUIRED
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DATE OF
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DATE. DISTR. 18 Septerber 1950
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Some specifications of the 122 rrio Field Artillery Gun, 1937 Model, now
in use in the Bulgarian Army, are as follows:
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Caliber:
122 mm,
b.
Length of barrel:
18 feet 4 inches
c.
Length of barrel and carriage:
29 feet 2 inches
d.
Total -weight:
15,657 pounds (with the tractor)
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Horizontal Range:
580
f.
Angle Elevation:
71 650
Angle Depression;
20
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1"uxxle Velocity:
2620 feet per second
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Maximum Range
22,400 yards
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Rate of Fire:
5-6 per minute
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