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The Škoda 100 mm Model 1916 (100 mm M.16) was a mountain howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I, developed from the 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze. The Turks used a 105 mm variant, the M.16(T). The Wehrmacht redesignated this as the 10 cm GebH 16 or 16(ö). Guns acquired from Italy, after 1943, were known as 10 cm GebH 316(i); those acquired from Czechoslovakia were 10 cm GebH 16(t). The Italians referred to weapons gained either through capture or reparations as the Obice da 100/17 modello 16.[3] The gun could be broken into three sections, intended for towing by two animal carts.[4] The gun crew was protected by a gun shield. The Italians used lighter shells than the Czechs, which accounts for the greater range and muzzle velocity of their guns.
| 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M. 16 | |
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 An Italian Škoda 100 mm model 1916 in the Historical Museum of the Alpini. | |
| Type | Mountain gun |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1916–1945 |
| Used by | See § Operators |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda |
| Manufacturer | Škoda |
| Produced | 1915–1918 |
| Variants | 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze M. 16(T) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,235 kg (2,723 lb) |
| Barrel length | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) L/19[1] |
| Shell | 100×132mmR[2] |
| Shell weight | 16 kg (35 lb) (Czech) 13.4 kg (30 lb) (Italian) |
| Caliber | 100 mm (3.9 in) |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | Box trail |
| Elevation | -8° to +70° |
| Traverse | 5.5°[1] |
| Rate of fire | 5 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 341 m/s (1,120 ft/s) (Czech) 407 m/s (1,340 ft/s) (Italian) |
| Effective firing range | 7,090 m (7,750 yd) (Czech) |
| Maximum firing range | 8,490 m (9,280 yd) (Italian)[1] |
Operators
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Photos
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Škoda M.16 howitzer on Monte Piana.
Italian soldiers using Škoda M.16 howitzer in the Balkans, 1941.
Weapons in use with an SS Mountain Rifle Division in Dalmatia.
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References
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- 1 2 3 Chamberlain & Gander 1975, p. 11.
- ↑ "78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ↑ "10cm M 15 GebirgsHaubitze - Historic and technical information". Archived from the original on 2016-01-07.
- ↑ Chamberlain & Gander 1975, p. 10.
- Bibliography
- Chamberlain, Peter; Gander, Terry (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. New York: Arco. p. 10, 11. ISBN 978-0-668-03819-5. OCLC 2067391.
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
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