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10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M. 16
Skoda 100 mm model 1916
Type	Mountain gun
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service	1916–1945
Used by	Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Italy Second Polish Republic Kingdom of Romania Turkey Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Wars	World War I, World War II
Production history
Designer	Skoda
Manufacturer	Skoda
Produced	1915—18
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
Shell	100 x 132 mm R
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°
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)

The Skoda 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. The gun could be broken into three sections, intended for towing by two animal carts. 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.

References

1. ^ Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 11. ISBN 0668038195. OCLC 2067391.
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, Peter; Gander, Terry (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. ISBN 978-0-668-03819-5.

Bibliography

• Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns. New York: Arco, 1975
• 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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