Year | 1915 |
Weapon Type | Light Mountain Gun |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 235 |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 75mm (75x129R) |
Elevation | -10° to +50° |
Traverse | 7° |
Breech | Semi-Automatic Horizontal Sliding Wedge |
Recoil | Hydrospring |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.2mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.150mm (L/15) |
Overall Length | 3.57m |
Width | 1.11m |
Height | 1.28m |
Weight | 613 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 6.35 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 349 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 8 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 8.250m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Pack (7 Loads) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The HK Vz.15 (Horský Kanon Vzor 15) was a light mountain gun which was designed and built by the Czech firm Skoda. It was a veteran of First World War and was still in large scale use during the Second World War. It was a sound design and was capable of being split into seven loads for pack transport. It was adopted by the Czech army in 1919 and served in light artillery regiments in mountain brigades. |