26 cm Minenwerfer M 17
Heavy trench mortar
26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 | |
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Böhler model at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna | |
Type | Heavy trench mortar |
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
Service history | |
In service | 1917–1924, 1938–1939[1] |
Used by | Austria-Hungary Austria Czechoslovakia Slovak Republic |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Skoda |
Designed | 1917 |
Manufacturer | Skoda, Böhler, Hungarian Gun Factory |
Produced | 1917–1918 |
No. built | 300 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,550 kg (3,420 lb) |
Crew | 6 |
Shell weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
Caliber | 260 mm (10 in) |
Elevation | 34° to 80° |
Traverse | 0° |
Maximum firing range | 1,450 m (1,590 yd) |
The 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 was a heavy trench mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Skoda as an alternative to copying captured Italian 240 mm Trench Mortars. Skoda presented two versions, one with a rigid barrel, and the other with a recoil system. The former was chosen as it was simpler to produce. It was a muzzle-loading, rifled mortar that had to be levered around to aim at new targets. It disassembled into four pieces for transport.
First deliveries began in March 1918. Production averaged between thirty-six and forty a month for the rest of the war.
See also
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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
- ^ 26 cm tezky minomet vz.17
External links
- M 17 on Landships
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