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Medium trench mortar
| 12 cm Minenwerfer M 15 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 12 cm Minenwerfer M 15 | |
| Type | Medium trench mortar |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915–1918 |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | TMK |
| Designed | 1915 |
| Produced | 1916–1917? |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 134.5 kilograms (297 lb) |
| Caliber | 120 mm |
| Breech | interrupted-screw or cylinder lock |
| Maximum firing range | 430 metres (470 yd) |
The 12 cm Minenwerfer M 15 (Trench mortar) was a medium mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was designed by the Army's own Technisches und Administratives Militär-Komitee (TMK) as an enlarged 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14 in 1915. The War Ministry decided to order 50 from the TMK, but the latter preferred only to produce 10 and switch the remaining 40 to the 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15, but no response was made by the Ministry. The TMZ placed an order for the 10 mortars from Teudloff & Dittrich in Vienna at the end of 1915. A follow on order for another hundred was canceled in February 1916.
References
- "12cm MinenWerfer M15". www.passioncompassion1418.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
Bibliography
- Ortner, M. Christian. The Austro-Hungarian Artillery From 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization, and Tactics. Vienna, Verlag Militaria, 2007 ISBN 978-3-902526-13-7
| Austro-Hungarian artillery of World War I | |
|---|---|
| Infantry and mountain | |
| Mortars |
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| Field, medium and heavy | |
| Superheavy and siege | |