15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 94

September 2014 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 94 File:15cm Haubitze M.99 an der Kreuzbergstraße, 5.2.1916. (BildID 15583031).jpg 300 Austria-Hungary Heavy howitzer yes 1894–1918 Austria-Hungary World War I 1891–1894 M 94/4, M 99, M 99/4 separate-loading, bagged charge 149 mm in approximately 6000 m yd Horizontal flat wedge none Box trail none The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 94 was a heavy howitzer used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It had a bronze barrel and relied on wheel ramps to absorb its recoil. The barrel was modified in 1899 as the M 99 and can be identified by its octagonal shape. Both howitzers could be mounted on a wide variety of carriages to suit their mission, including a carriage only 1.13 m in wide for mountain use. Around the start of the 20th century both the M 94 and M 99 were modified to increase their elevation up to 65°. The elevation arc had to be extended and the trunnion mounts and wheels had to be strengthened to withstand the greater recoil forces when firing at high elevation. They were known as the M 94/4 and the M 99/4 after modification.15cm M 94/04 schwere Feld Haubitze https://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/Eng_AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=1135 2024-08-27 www.passioncompassion1418.comLandships II http://landships.info/landships/artillery_articles.html?load=/landships/artillery_articles/15cm_Haubitze_M94_M99.html 2024-08-27 landships.info Photo Gallery References Ortner, M. Christian. The Austro-Hungarian Artillery From 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization, and Tactics. Vienna, Verlag Militaria, 2007 978-3-902526-13-7 See also BL 6 inch 30 cwt howitzer : British equivalent 152 mm howitzer M1910 : French/Russian equivalent Category:World War I howitzers Category:World War I artillery of Austria-Hungary Category:150 mm artillery