Škoda 100 mm Model 1916

10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M. 16
An Italian Škoda 100 mm model 1916 in the Historical Museum of the Alpini.
TypeMountain gun
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1916–1945
Used bySee § Operators
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerŠkoda
ManufacturerŠkoda
Produced1915–1918
Variants10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze M. 16(T)
Specifications
Mass1,235 kg (2,723 lb)
Barrel length1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) L/19[1]
Shell100×132mmR[2]
Shell weight16 kg (35 lb) (Czech)
13.4 kg (30 lb) (Italian)
Caliber100 mm (3.9 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding-wedge
RecoilHydro-pneumatic
CarriageBox trail
Elevation-8° to +70°
Traverse5.5°[1]
Rate of fire5 rpm
Muzzle velocity341 m/s (1,120 ft/s) (Czech)
407 m/s (1,340 ft/s) (Italian)
Effective firing range7,090 m (7,750 yd) (Czech)
Maximum firing range8,490 m (9,280 yd) (Italian)[1]

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.

Operators

Photos

  • 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.

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c Chamberlain & Gander 1975, p. 11.
  2. ^ "78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ^ "10cm M 15 GebirgsHaubitze - Historic and technical information". Archived from the original on 2016-01-07.
  4. ^ 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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