Image: Obice da 100/17 Modello 16 (Axis History Forum)
Year
1916
Weapon Type
Medium Mountain Howitzer
Origin & Designer
Czechoslovakia/Skoda
Numbers Produced
181
Crew
7
Calibre
100mm
Elevation
-8° to +70°
Traverse
6°
Breech
Horizontal Sliding Wedge
Recoil
Hydrospring
Gun Sight
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Gun Mount
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Carriage
Box Trail
Trailers
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Gun Shield
4.2mm
Armoured Plate
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Barrel Length
1.930mm (L/19)
Overall Length
5.30m
Width
1.50m
Height
1.18m
Weight
1.235 kg (In Action)
Round Weight
13.4 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity
407 m/s
Feed
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Magazine Capacity
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Practical Rate of Fire
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Rate of Fire
6 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire
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Maximum Ceiling
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Maximum Ground Range
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Maximum Range
8.490m
Armour Penetration
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Traction
Pack (Three Loads for Two Animal Carts) Motorised (Pavesi Tr
Variants
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Notes
The Obice da 100/17 Modello 16 was a Skoda designed mountain gun which were either captured or given over to Italy after the First World War. It provided Italian mountain formations with heavy fire support and could be quickly broken down into three loads for transport. Like all Skoda weapons it was robust and reliable and saw widespread use.