10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99
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| 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 | |
|---|---|
 A 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M99 at Technical Museum Vienna | |
| Type | Mountain howitzer |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Austria-Hungary |
| Wars | World War I |
| Specifications | |
| Width | 90 centimetres (35 in) |
| Shell | 14.3 kilograms (32 lb) |
| Caliber | 104 millimetres (4.1 in) |
| Breech | eccentric interrupted screw |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Muzzle velocity | 305 m/s (1,000 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 6,100 metres (6,700 yd)? |
The 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 was a mountain howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It consisted of the bronze barrel of the 10 cm Feldhaubitze M 99 on a new, narrow-gauge carriage that could be broken down for transport on animal carts. Like its brother, it lacked a modern recoil system, using only an ineffective spring-mounted spade brake, and was virtually obsolescent upon its introduction. Relatively few were made as the version of the standard 10 cm Feldhaubitze M 99 with a narrow, 1.3-metre (51 in) carriage was cheaper.
References
- 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