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The M1841 mountain howitzer was a mountain gun used by the United States Army during the mid-nineteenth century, from 1837 to about 1870. It saw service during the Mexican–American War of 1847–1848, the American Indian Wars, and during the American Civil War, 1861–1865 (primarily in the more rugged western theaters).
10 cm M. 16 mountain howitzer (Škoda) Austria-Hungary: World War I 100: 10 cm M. 16/19 mountain howitzer (Škoda) Czechoslovakia: World War II 105: 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze L/12 German Empire: World War I 105: 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 Nazi Germany: World War II 105: Canon Court de 105 M mle 1909 Schneider mountain gun France: World War II 105
The howitzer (/ ˈ h aʊ. ɪ t s ər /) is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.It is capable of both low angle fire like a field gun and high angle fire like a mortar, given the distinction between low and high angle fire breaks at 45 degrees or 1600 mils (NATO).
The Škoda 100 mm Model 16/19 (oficially 10 cm horská houfnice vz. 16/19) was a mountain howitzer modified by Škoda Works from the design of the M.16, and its most notable difference was the longer barrel. It is unclear if they were newly built, or rebuilt from older howitzers.
Indian gun crew firing, India, circa. 1930. The 3.7-inch howitzer superseded the 2.75-inch mountain gun following the First World War.It was used by mountain artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery and the Indian Artillery, and saw much service on the North West Frontier of India between the wars.
The Škoda 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M. 15 (Czech: 7,5cm horský kanón M 15; Bulgarian: 75-мм планинско оръдие "Шкода") was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. In German service, it was known as the 7,5cm Škoda Geb. K. M. 15. [ 4 ]
149.1: 15 cm fästningshaubits m/02 Sweden: World War I 149.1: 15 cm haubits M/19 Sweden: World War I 149.1: 15 cm haubits m/38 Sweden: World War II 149.1: 15 cm haubits m/39 Sweden: World War II 149.1: Obice da 149/12 Kingdom of Italy: World Wars I, II 149.1: Obice da 149/19 modello 37 Kingdom of Italy: World War II 149.1: 15 cm Mörser M 80 ...
The first designs of modern breechloading mountain guns with recoil control and the capacity to be easily broken down and reassembled into highly efficient units were made by Greek army engineers P. Lykoudis and Panagiotis Danglis (after whom the Schneider-Danglis gun was named) in the 1890s. Mountain guns are similar to infantry support guns.