Skoda 150 mm Model 1918

The Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 was a heavy mountain howitzer, manufactured by Skoda Works. The design was begun during World War I, but the first prototype was completed as the war ended. After 1938, the Wehrmacht designated the few built as 15 cm GebH 18(t), although it's uncertain if they were actually used. The gun could be transported on six carts; each cart pulled by at least two horses or mules. The barrel assembly required three towing animals.

Skoda 150 mm Model 1918
Typemountain howitzer
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1918–1945?
Used by Czechoslovakia
 Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerSkoda
ManufacturerSkoda
Produced1918?
Specifications
Mass2,800 kg (6,200 lb)
Barrel length1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) L/13

Shell42 kilograms (93 lb)
Caliber149.1 mm (5.87 in)
CarriageBox trail
Elevation-5° to +70°
Traverse
Muzzle velocity340 m/s (1,115 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,000 m (8,700 yd)

References

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  • Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns
  • 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 ISBN 0-385-15090-3