10 cm houfnice vz. 28
| 10 cm houfnice vz. 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Breech Horizontal sliding-wedge | |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic | |
| Carriage | Two-wheeled box trail | |
| Elevation | -8° to +80° | |
| Traverse | 11°[1] | |
| Muzzle velocity | 450 m/s (1,500 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | 10.7 km (6.6 mi)[1] | |
The 10 cm houfnice vz. 28 (howitzer model 28) was a Czech howitzer used in limited numbers by the Yugoslav Army during World War II. The Yugoslavs ordered twenty houfnice vz. 28 guns which they referred to as the 100 mm M.28. Guns captured from Yugoslavia by the Germans were given the designation 10 cm leFH 317(j).[1]
Design & history
The origins of the houfnice vz. 28 began in 1928 at the
Czech Army
declined to adopt the houfnice vz. 28, but ordered its successor the houfnice vz. 30 in larger numbers. The vz. 30 and vz. 28 shared a similar configuration, dimensions and their performance was largely the same.
Notes
- ^ OCLC 2067331.
References
- Peter Chamberlain and Terry Gander: Light and Medium field Artillery. New York. Arco Publishing. 1977. ISBN 0-668-03820-9
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