OBICE DA 100/17 MODELLO 16

OBICE DA 100/17 MODELLO 16
Image: Obice da 100/17 Modello 16 (Axis History Forum)
Year1916
Weapon TypeMedium Mountain Howitzer
Origin & DesignerCzechoslovakia/Skoda
Numbers Produced181
Crew7
Calibre100mm
Elevation-8° to +70°
Traverse
BreechHorizontal Sliding Wedge
RecoilHydrospring
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield4.2mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.930mm (L/19)
Overall Length5.30m
Width1.50m
Height1.18m
Weight1.235 kg (In Action)
Round Weight13.4 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity407 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire6 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range8.490m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionPack (Three Loads for Two Animal Carts) Motorised (Pavesi Tr
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe 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.