The 10-cm field howitzer of the sample of 1899 ( German 10 cm Feldhaubitze M 99 - abbr. 10 cm FH M 99 ) is a field howitzer manufactured in Austria-Hungary from forged bronze of 104 mm caliber. It was actively used in the First World War, as well as in other post-war conflicts, the participants of which were states that were formerly part of Austria-Hungary. Also, Italy used captured weapons captured during the First World War.
| 10 cm FH M 99 | |
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| A country | Austria-Hungary |
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| Production history | |
| Years of production | 1899-1908 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight kg | 997 in combat position |
| Barrel length mm | 1350/13 |
| Caliber mm | 104 |
| Elevation angle | -10 ° to + 42.5 ° |
| Angle of rotation | 5.1 ° |
| Rate of fire rounds / min | until 6 |
| Sighting range , m | 6.1 |
Description
The 10-cm howitzer of the sample of 1899 is quick-fire, without shields. Shells - shrapnel and pomegranate; the latter of two types: ordinary and high-explosive. The longest range of shrapnel fire is 5500 m, grenade - 5600 m. The highest speed of fire with the installation of the tube - 6, without the installation of the tube - 9 rounds per minute. The howitzer is in service with field howitzer regiments and landver divisions. Shutter - piston. 10 cm and 15 cm howitzer batteries are equipped with luminous shrapnel.
Stock of shells per gun:
- in the front - 21,
- in the charging box - 102,
(Of these, 3/5 shrapnel and 2/5 grenades.)
- in 4 munition columns - 240.
In total - 363 shells.
10 cm field howitzer arr. 1899
Caliber, 10.4 cm
Tool body length, 1350 mm
Type of rifling and their number: progressive 36
Tool body weight with a shutter, 417 kg
Carriage weight, 566 kg
Gun system weight, 997 kg
Front weight, 378 kg
Initial speed (maximum and minimum), 150-300 m / s
The highest elevation angle, degrees + 42.5 °
The greatest angle of declination, hail. −10 °
The greatest angle of rotation from the middle in each direction, degrees. 2.55 °
Rollback absorption system - spring coulter and cable brake
Shells and charges:
grenade weight, 14.3 kg
shrapnel weight, 12.7 kg
warhead weight, kg 3.1
bursting weight of shrapnel and grenade, 1.4 / 0.55 kg
number of bullets shrapnel 450
The longest range grenades, 6100 m
The greatest range of shrapnel, 5500 m
Note: 6 types of charges
Service
These obsolete guns with bronze barrels and without recoil devices no longer met the requirements of the First World War in firing range (5000-6100 m, depending on the type of projectile) and rate of fire. For example, a Russian 122-mm howitzer could shoot grenade and shrapnel at a distance of 7680 m, and 10 cm FH M 99 - only at 6100 m, and shrapnel only at 5500 m. In an emergency, Austria-Hungary had to rearm their howitzer batteries on howitzers Škoda 10 cm Vz. 1914 , which was, for its time, a beautiful light howitzer.
Literature
- Ortner, M. Christian. The Austro-Hungarian Artillery From 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization, and Tactics. Vienna, Verlag Militaria, 2007 ISBN 978-3-902526-13-7
- Boris Mikhailovich Shaposhnikov . The brain of the army. - M. - L .: State Publishing House. Department of Military Literature, 1927. - T. 1. - 4000 copies.