Year | 1919 |
Weapon Type | Medium Mountain Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 50 |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 100mm (100x183R) |
Elevation | -8° to +70° |
Traverse | 6° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Wedge |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.2mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.400mm (L/24) |
Overall Length | 5.67m |
Width | 1.50m |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | 1.280 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 16 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 395 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 6 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 9.800m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Horse Drawn (Three Loads) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The HK Vz.16/19 (Horský Kanon Vzor 16/19) was a heavy mountain howitzer which was designed and built by the Czech firm Skoda. It was capable of being split into three sections for transport with the barrel and cradle being pulled by two horse carts and the carriage pulled on its own wheels. It was issued to artillery regiments located in mountain brigades. |