| 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 | |
| Origin: | Austria-Hungary |
| Type: | Mountain howitzer |
| Is Ranged: | y |
| Is Artillery: | yes |
| Used By: | Austria-Hungary |
| Wars: | World War I |
| Design Date: | 1899 |
| Weight: | 1022kg (2,253lb) |
| Width: | 90cm (40inches) |
| Cartridge: | 14.3kg (31.5lb) |
| Caliber: | 104mm |
| Velocity: | 305m/s |
| Max Range: | 6100m (20,000feet)? |
| Breech: | Eccentric screw |
| Carriage: | Box trail |
The 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 was a mountain howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I.[1]
It consisted of a barrel of the 10 cm Feldhaubitze M 99 made from the so-called steel bronze (92% copper bronze strengthened by autofrettage which was used due to the lack of steel industry in Austria, see Franz von Uchatius) on a new, narrow-gauge box trail carriage that could be broken down for transport on animal carts. Like its brother, it lacked a modern recoil system, using only an ineffective spring-mounted recoil spade, and was virtually obsolescent upon its introduction. Relatively few were made as the version of the standard 10 cm Feldhaubitze M 99 with a narrow, 1.3m (04.3feet) carriage was cheaper.