10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze
| 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze | |
|---|---|
| Type | Howitzer |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1914–1945 |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary Albania Austria Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Greece Italy Hungary Poland Russia Slovakia Yugoslavia |
| Wars | World War I Turkish War of Independence World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda |
| Manufacturer | Škoda |
| Produced | 1914–1918 |
| No. built | 6,458 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,350 kg (2,970 lbs) |
| Barrel length | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) L/19 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Shell | Separate loading, cased charge and projectile 100 x 183mm R 14 kg (31 lb) |
| Caliber | 100 mm (3.93 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Recoil | hydro-spring variable recoil |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -8° to +50° |
| Traverse | 6° |
| Rate of fire | 6-8 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 407 m/s (1,335 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 8,400 m (9,100 yards) |
The 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze (Škoda houfnice vz 14) was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I, with variations of the 14 and improved 14/19 used by several countries afterwards, especially Italy. It was a conventional design, although the first versions used an obsolescent wrought bronze barrel liner and a cast bronze jacket. Later versions used a standard steel barrel.