Year | 1914 |
Weapon Type | Light Field Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 1.524 |
Crew | 7 |
Calibre | 100mm (100x132R) |
Elevation | -7° to +50° |
Traverse | 5° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Wedge |
Recoil | Hydrospring |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.7mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.930mm (L/19) |
Overall Length | 5.30m |
Width | 1.84m |
Height | 1.18m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 1.417 kg Weight in Action: 1.350 kg |
Round Weight | 16 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 395 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 6 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 10 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 8.400m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Horse drawn (Six Horses) & Motorised (TL37 Tractor) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 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. |