15 cm Mörser M 80

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15 cm Mörser M 80
15 cm Mörser M 80 in 1916
Type	Heavy howitzer
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service	1885-1918
Used by	Austria-Hungary
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designed	1882-1885
Specifications
Barrel length	1.2 metres (47 in) L/8
Shell	separate-loading, bagged charge
Caliber	149 millimetres (5.9 in)
Breech	horizontal flat wedge
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	? to +65°
Traverse	none
Maximum firing range	3,500 metres (3,800 yd)

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The 15 cm Mörser M 80 was a heavy howitzer used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It had a bronze barrel and was intended for siege work, although it had carriages suitable for both field and siege duties. The siege carriage was a steel sledge-type and was equipped with a hydraulic braking device to help absorb the recoil forces. Two wheels could be attached to the front of the carriage and a limber attached to the rear for transport. The field carriage relied on chock blocks and a rope brake device to absorb the gun's recoil.

The howitzer could only be loaded at low elevations.

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
• Łukasz Chrzanowski "Artyleria Austro-Węgierska 1860-1890" Przemyśl, Wydawnictwo FORT, 2008, ISBN 978-83-923657-7-8

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