26 cm Minenwerfer M 17

The 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 was a heavy trench mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Skoda as an alternative to copying captured Italian 240 mm Trench Mortars. Skoda presented two versions, one with a rigid barrel, and the other with a recoil system. The former was chosen as it was simpler to produce. It was a muzzle-loading, rifled mortar that had to be levered around to aim at new targets. It disassembled into four pieces for transport.

26 cm Minenwerfer M 17
Böhler model at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
TypeHeavy trench mortar
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1917-1924, 1938-1939[1]
Used byAustria-Hungary
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Slovak Republic
WarsWorld War I
Production history
DesignerSkoda
Designed1917
ManufacturerSkoda, Böhler, Hungarian Gun Factory
Produced1917-18
No. built300
Specifications
Mass1,550 kg (3,420 lb)
Crew6

Shell weight83 kg (183 lb)
Caliber260 mm (10 in)
Elevation34° to 80°
Traverse
Maximum firing range1,450 m (1,590 yd)

First deliveries began in March 1918. Production averaged between thirty-six and forty a month for the rest of the war.

See also

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


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