OBICE DA 100/17 MODELLO 14

OBICE DA 100/17 MODELLO 14
Image: 100/17 Modello 14 (AUSSME)
Year1914
Weapon TypeLight Field Howitzer
Origin & DesignerCzechoslovakia/Skoda
Numbers Produced1.524
Crew7
Calibre100mm (100x132R)
Elevation-7° to +50°
Traverse
BreechHorizontal Sliding Wedge
RecoilHydrospring
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield4.7mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.930mm (L/19)
Overall Length5.30m
Width1.84m
Height1.18m
WeightWeight in Traction: 1.417 kg
Weight in Action: 1.350 kg
Round Weight16 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity395 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire6 r.p.m.
Rate of Fire[@rate_of_fire]
Maximum Rate of Fire10 r.p.m.
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range8.400m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionHorse drawn (Six Horses) & Motorised (TL37 Tractor)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe Modello 14 was the standard light howitzer used by the Italian army during World War Two. The Italians required a large stock of these weapons after the First World War and used them to equip their infantry divisions. They fought on every front and were still in use in 1943.