Mountain gun
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Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for use during mountain combat. They are similar to infantry support guns, and are generally capable of being broken down into smaller loads (for transport by horse, human, mule, tractor, and/or truck). Due to their ability to be broken down into smaller "packages", they are sometimes referred to as pack guns or pack howitzers. The first designs of mountain guns able to easily be broken down and reassembled into highly efficient units were made by two Greek army engineers, P. Lykoudis and Panagiotis Danglis (after whom the Schneider-Danglis gun was named). Mountain guns are largely outdated, their role being filled by mortars and wire-guided missiles.
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[edit] List of Mountain Guns Used By Various Countries
[edit] Afghanistan
- Skoda 105 mm Model 1939 (variant)
[edit] Albania
[edit] Austria-Hungary
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Bulgaria
[edit] Czechoslovakia
[edit] Finland
[edit] France
- Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider
- Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
- Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1928 Schneider
[edit] Germany
- 7.5 cm leichte Gebirgsinfantriegeschutz 18
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone Model 1911
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone Model 1919
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 15
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 28
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 228(b)
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 237(f)
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 238(f)
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 247(n)
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 259(i)
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 283(j)
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 285(j)
- 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze(t)
- 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 18(t)
- 10.5 cm leichtes Gebirgshaubitze 322(f)
- 10.5 cm leichtes Gebirgshaubitze 323(f)
- 10.5 cm leichtes Gebirgshaubitze 329(j)
- 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 343(r)
[edit] Greece
[edit] India
- 2.75 inch Mountain Gun
- 88 mm / 25 pounder mountain gun
- 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer
[edit] Iran
[edit] Italy
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Poland
[edit] Romania
[edit] Russia
[edit] Turkey
[edit] United States
[edit] United Kingdom
- BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun
- QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun
- RML 7 pounder Mountain Gun
- RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun
- BL 2.75 inch Mountain Gun
- QF 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer