Year | 1941 |
Weapon Type | Light Field Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia-Romania/Skoda |
Numbers Produced | 180 |
Crew | 11 |
Calibre | 100mm (100x241R) |
Elevation | -5° to +70° |
Traverse | 50° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Wedge |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.7mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.500mm (L/25) |
Overall Length | 5.48m |
Width | 1.85m |
Height | 1.72m |
Weight | 1.560 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 16 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 430 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 | 11.000m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Horse Drawn (Six Horses) & Motorized |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 100mm model 34 was a Czech built howitzer designed by Skoda. Around 250 were bought from the Czechs and another 250 were acquired from German sources. It was mainly horse drawn and equipped howitzer battalions at divisional level. |