10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze

10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze
TypeHowitzer
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1914–1945
Used byAustria-Hungary
Albania
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
Greece
Italy
Hungary
Poland
Russia
Slovakia[1]
Yugoslavia
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerSkoda
ManufacturerSkoda
Produced1914-1918.
No. built6,458
Specifications
Mass1,350 kg (2,970 lbs)
Barrel length1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) L/19
Crew6

ShellSeparate loading, cased charge and projectile
100 x 183mm R
14 kg (31 lb)[2]
Caliber100 mm (3.93 in)
Breechhorizontal sliding-block
Recoilhydro-spring variable recoil
Carriagebox trail
Elevation-8° to +50°
Traverse
Rate of fire6-8 rpm
Muzzle velocity407 m/s (1,335 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,400 m (9,100 yards)

The 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze (Skoda houfnice vz 14) was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I, with variations of the 14 and improved 14/19 used by several countries afterwards, especially Italy. It was a conventional design, although the first versions used an obsolescent wrought bronze barrel liner and a cast bronze jacket.[3] Later versions used a standard steel barrel.[4]

  1. ^ "ztráty slovenské armády v letech 1939 - 1944 – Druhá světová válka – druhasvetova.com". druhasvetova.com (in Czech). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "78-100 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. ^ http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles/10cm_Feldhaubitze_m14.html
  4. ^ https://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/Eng_AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=992