Year | 1919 |
Weapon Type | Medium Mountain Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 400 |
Crew | 7 |
Calibre | 100mm |
Elevation | -7.5° to +70° |
Traverse | 6° |
Breech | 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 | 2.400mm (L/24) |
Overall Length | 5.67m |
Width | 1.50m |
Height | 1.18m |
Weight | 1.350 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 16 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 407 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) Motorised (Pavesi Tractor) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Obice da 100/17 Modello 16/19 was an improved version of the Modello 16. During the 1930s the Italians decided to modify the Modello 16 and increased the barrel length, other improvements were also carried out which increased the range. They were issued to heavy artillery regiments. |