Skoda 100mm Model 1916
The
Skoda 100mm Model 1916 (
100mm M.16) was a
mountain gun used by
Czechoslovakia (where it was
manufactured by
Skoda),
Germany,
Italy,
Poland, and
Yugoslavia. In addition, the
Turks used a 105mm variant, the
M.16(T). The
Wehrmacht redesignated this as the
10cm GebH 16 or
16(ö). Guns acquired from Italy, after 1943, were known as
10cm GebH 316(i); those acquired from Czechoslovakia were
10cm GebH 16(t). The Italians referred to this as the
Obice da 100/17 modello 16. The gun could be broken into 3 sections, intended for towing by two
animal carts. The gun crew was protected by an armoured
shield.
Statistics of the M.16
- Calibre: 100mm
- Elevation: -8° to 70°
- Muzzle Velocity: 341-407m/s
- Range: 7750-9280m
- Traverse: 2.5° left - 3° right
- Weight: 1235kg
- Weight of Shell: 16-35.3kg
