22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15
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| 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 | |
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.jpg) 22.5 cm Minenwerfer in 1917 | |
| Type | Heavy trench mortar |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915-1918 |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Böhler |
| Designed | 1914-15 |
| Manufacturer | Böhler |
| Produced | 1915-18 |
| No. built | 930+ |
| Variants | M 16 and M 17 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 565 kg (1,246 lb) |
| Length | 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) L/6 |
| Shell | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Caliber | 225 mm (8.9 in) |
| Elevation | +25° to +75° |
| Traverse | 0° |
| Rate of fire | 2 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 170 m/s (560 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 675 m (738 yd) |
The 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 was a heavy
high-explosive
and gas shells. For transport two wheels from the Gebirgsgechütz M 99 were used.
The M 17 version of this weapon had an elevation screw with a double thread and reinforced trunnion bearings. It's unclear how the M 16 differed from the earlier model.
References
- 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
External links
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