10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze

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Howitzer

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
Yugoslavia
Italy
Wars| World War I
World War II
Production history
Designer| Skoda
Manufacturer| Skoda
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

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Shell| Separate loading, cased charge and projectile
100 x 183mm R
14 kg (31 lb)[1]
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 was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Between the wars it was used by Austria, Italy, Russia and Poland. During World War II it served as the standard medium howitzer of the Royal Italian Army with the designation Obice da 100/17 modello 14 and after 1943 captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht under the designations 10 cm leFH 14(ö) and 10 cm leFH 315(i). After World War II an updated howitzer remained in service with the Italian Army until 1975.

## Design[edit]

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. The spade was in two pieces, one designed for use in icy ground and the other in normal soil.

Two cannoneers sat in seats attached to the shield, as was normal for the period. It was pulled by three pairs of horses when attached to its limber. The Austro-Hungarian Army acquired 6,458 10 cm Mod. 14 howitzers for its Field Howitzer Regiments ("Feldhaubitze-Regiment") and 346 10 cm M. 16 howitzers for its mountain troops. The Mod. 16 could be broken down into three loads carried on small carts for transport in rough terrain.

Postwar some weapons were modernized for motor towing with new rubber-tired wheels and the seats on the shield removed. A more extensive postwar update by Czechoslovakia was designated as the 10 cm houfnice vz. 14/19 and was exported to Poland, Greece and Yugoslavia.

## Royal Italian Army[edit]

100/17 Lancia 3Ro anti-tank cannon during the North African Campaign

During World War I the Royal Italian Army had captured 1,222 10 cm Mod. 14/16 howitzers from the Austro-Hungarian Army. A further 1,472 were given to Italy as war reparations. In Italian service the guns were designated Obice da 100/17 Mod. 14 and Obice da 100/17 Mod. 16. The Royal Army Arsenal in Turin developed a new series of ammunition for the howitzers which were introduced in 1932 and included chemical warfare grenades. At the outbreak of World War II the Royal Army and the Guardia alla Frontiera were fielding 1,325 Mod. 14 in the original Austro-Hungarian configuration and 199 Mod 14, which had their wooden wheels replaced with tires for use in motorized divisions. The artillery of the Alpini mountain troops fielded 181 Mod. 16. howitzers. During the North African Campaign Italian forces mounted the 100/17 Mod. 14 onto Lancia 3Ro heavy trucks and employed the gun as mobile anti-tank cannon.

## Italian Army[edit]

Italian Army 105/22 Mod. 14/61 105/22 Mod. 14/61 on Janiculum in Rome firing at noon

After World War II some of the howitzers were modified by the Military Arsenal of Naples for use as mountain artillery, with the denominations 100/17 Mod. 14 mont. and 100/17 Mod. 16 mont. In the second half of the fifties the howitzers were further modified for the service in the Italian Army with the versions 100/17 Mod. 14/50 for field artillery units and 100/17 Mod. 14/16/50 for mountain artillery units. The modification of the field artillery version included a circular shooting platform, pneumatic wheels and a gun shield taken from reserve Ordnance QF 25-pounder howitzers, while the mountain artillery version omitted the circular shooting platform.

In 1961 the weapon was again modified by lengthening the barrel and recalibrating it for NATO ammunition, resulting in a barrel to caliber ratio of 105/22. Accordingly the new version was named: 105/22 Mod. 14/61. This version equipped the field artillery groups of the army's motorized divisions.

With the Italian Army's 1975 reform the 105/22 Mod. 14/61 was taken out of service and stored as reserve until 1984. Today only one 105/22 Mod. 14/61 remains in service with the Italian Army: located in Rome on the Janiculum it is fired since 1991 at noon every day to indicate the time.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "78-100 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-09-03.

## References[edit]

Note: The data for this howitzer differs between sources, also considering how often it was modified, and cannot be considered definitive. Data provided has generally been for a steel-tubed howitzer as given at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

* Englemann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliderung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
* 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

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze.

* "M. 14 FH information on Landships". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13.

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Austro-Hungarian artillery of World War I

Infantry and mountain|

* 3.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz M.15
* 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75
* 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99
* 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 15
* 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99
* 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 8
* 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 16
* Škoda 7.5 cm d/29 Model 1911

Mortars|

* 8 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15
* 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14
* 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz
* 9 cm Minenwerfer M 17
* 10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15
* 12 cm Minenwerfer M 15
* 12 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16
* 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15
* 15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E.
* 20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16
* 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15
* 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17

Field, medium and heavy|

* 8 cm FK M 99
* 8 cm FK M. 5
* 8 cm FK M. 17
* 8 cm FK M 18
* 9 cm FK M 75/96
* 10 cm FH M 99
* 10 cm Feldhaubitze M. 14
* 10.4 cm Feldkanone M. 15
* 15 cm sFH M 94
* 15 cm sFH M 14
* 15 cm sFH M.15
* 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16

Superheavy and siege|

* 12-cm Kanone M 80
* 15 cm Mörser M 80
* 15 cm Kanone M 80
* 18 cm kurze Kanone M 80
* 21 cm Mörser M. 16/18
* 24 cm Mörser M 98
* 24 cm Kanone M. 16
* 30.5 cm Mörser M. 11
* 30.5 cm Mörser M. 16
* 35 cm Marinekanone L/45 M. 16
* 38 cm Belagerungshaubitze M 16
* 42 cm Haubitze M. 14/16

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Italian artillery of World War I

Anti-aircraft guns|

* Cannone da 76/45 S 1911
* Cannone da 75/27 A.V.

Field, Medium and Heavy guns|

* Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
* Cannone da 75/27 modello 12
* Cannone da 75/27 modello 11
* 8 cm FK M. 5
* Obice da 100/17 modello 14
* Obice da 105/14
* Cannone da 105/28
* Cannone da 105/32
* Obice da 149/12
* Cannone da 149/23
* Cannone da 149/35 A
* Cannone da 152/45

Mortars|

* Bombarda da 58 A
* Bombarda da 58 B
* 15 cm Mörser M1881
* Bombarda da 240 mm

Infantry and Mountain guns|

* Cannon 37F
* Cannone da 65/17 modello 13
* Cannone da 76/17 S modello 12
* Cannone da 70/15

Naval and coastal defense guns|

* Cannon 76/40 Model 1916
* Cannone da 76/45 S 1911
* Cannon 102/35 Model 1914
* Cannon 102/45
* Cannon 152/32 Model 1887
* Cannone da 190/45
* EOC 8 inch 45 caliber
* EOC 10 inch 40 caliber
* EOC 10-inch /45 naval gun
* Obice da 280
* 305 mm /46 Model 1909
* 100-ton gun
* BL 13.5 inch naval gun Mk I – IV
* Cannone navale da 381/40

Railroad artillery|

* Cannone da 381/40 AVS

Superheavy and Siege artillery|

* Mortaio da 210/8 D.S.
* Mortaio da 210/9 modello 14
* Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16
* Obice da 280
* Obice da 305/17

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Italian artillery of World War II

Tank guns|

* Breda Model 35
* Cannone da 37/40
* Cannone da 47/32
* Cannone da 47/40
* Cannone da 75/34

Anti-tank guns|

* Solothurn S-18/1000
* Cannone da 47/32
* Obice da 75/18 modello 35
* Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34
* Cannone da 90/53
* Cannone da 105/25

Infantry and Mountain guns|

* Cannone da 37/10 modello 15
* Cannone da 47/32
* Cannone da 65/17 modello 13
* Cannone da 70/15
* Obice da 75/18 modello 34

Field, Medium and Heavy guns|

* Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
* Cannone da 75/27 modello 12
* Cannone da 75/27 modello 11
* Obice da 75/18 modello 35
* Cannone da 75/32 modello 37
* Cannone da 76/17 S modello 12
* Obice da 100/17 modello 14
* Obice da 105/14
* Cannone da 105/28
* Cannone da 105/32
* Obice da 149/12
* Cannone da 149/28
* Cannone da 149/35 A
* Cannone da 149/40 modello 35
* Obice da 149/19 modello 37
* Cannone da 152/45
* Obice da 210/22

Superheavy and Siege artillery|

* Mortaio da 210/8 D.S.
* Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16
* Obice da 280
* Obice da 305/17

Railroad artillery|

* Cannone navale da 381/40

Anti-aircraft guns|

* Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti)
* Breda Model 35
* Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda)
* Cannone da 75/27 A.V.
* Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34
* Cannone da 75/49
* Cannone da 90/53

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