15 cm Mörser M 80
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15 cm Mörser M 80 | |
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![]() 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
Categories:
- World War I howitzers
- World War I artillery of Austria-Hungary
- 150 mm artillery
- Artillery stubs