122 mm gun M1931/37, Soviet artillery piece in Motovilikhinsky District, Perm, Russia.
The 122 mm gun M1931/37 measures approximately 25 feet 10 inches (7.87 meters) in length and stands 7 feet 5 inches (2.27 meters) tall, with a width of 8 feet 1 inch (2.46 meters) and a weight of around 15,690 pounds (7,117 kilograms) in combat configuration.
Developed in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s and adopted in 1939, the A-19 combined the barrel of the M1931 model with the improved carriage of the M1937 howitzer-gun and was produced through 1946 with approximately 2,450 units manufactured.
The gun served extensively during World War II as part of Soviet corps artillery regiments and was captured by German forces who used over 400 units as coastal and field artillery, with 150 later sold to Spain where they remained in service until the 1990s.
Visitors can view preserved examples of the 122 mm gun M1931/37 at military museums including the Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol on Sapun Mountain and various other locations in Russia, Poland, the United States, and Spain.
The gun's barrel design served as the foundation for the main armament of the IS-3 heavy tank, the 122 mm D-25T, demonstrating its influence on Soviet tank and self-propelled gun development throughout the mid-20th century.
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