15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15

June 2023 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15 Lavaroneplateau. 15 cm Kanone. (BildID 15637257).jpg 300 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15 in May 1916 Austria-Hungary Heavy howitzer yes 1916–1945 Austria-HungaryAustriaCzechoslovakiaNazi GermanyFinland World War IWorld War II Skoda 1914–1916 Skoda 1916–1918 57 5560 kg lb 2.99 m ftin L/20 separate-loading, cased charge 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 2 rpm 508 m/s (1,666 ft/s) 11500 m yd horizontal sliding-block hydro-pneumatic box trail -5° to +65° 8° The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15 was a heavy howitzer used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Austrian and Czech guns were taken into Wehrmacht service after the Anschluss and the occupation of Czechoslovakia as the 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 15(t) or (ö). left|thumb|A line drawing of the 15 cm Turmhaubitze M15. The M. 15 was adapted from a fortress turret howitzer called the 15 cm Turmhaubitze M15 designed to throw the same ammunition as the schwere Feldhaubitze M.14 some 3.5 km yd further. It didn't normally breakdown for transport, but could be disassembled into four loads for transport in mountainous areas. The first five weapons were delivered in the first half of 1916. A total of 57 barrels and 56 carriages were completed by the end of the war.Ortner, p. 519 The Finns purchased twenty weapons after the end of the Winter War. They arrived on the SS Widor on 9 October 1940. They were initially issued to Heavy Artillery Battalions 21, 22 and 28. They were unpopular with the field artillery as they were thought to be too heavy and were withdrawn from field duty during the Continuation War. Some went to equip the Maaselkä Fortification Artillery Battalions.Jagerplatoon retrieved 12 August 2008 Notes References Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 0-385-15090-3 Ortner, M. Christian. The Austro-Hungarian Artillery From 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization, and Tactics. Vienna, Verlag Militaria, 2007 978-3-902526-13-7 External links Finnish howitzers on jaegerplatoon Category:World War I howitzers Category:World War I artillery of Austria-Hungary Category:150 mm artillery