| 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 | |
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Böhler model at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna |
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| Type | Heavy trench mortar |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1917-? |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary Austria |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Skoda |
| Designed | 1917 |
| Manufacturer | Skoda, Böhler, Hungarian Gun Factory |
| Produced | 1917-18 |
| Number built | 300 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,550 kg (3,400 lb) |
| Crew | 6 |
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| Shell | 83 kg (180 lb) |
| Caliber | 260 mm (10 in) |
| Elevation | 34° to 80° |
| Traverse | 0° |
| Maximum range | 1,450 m (1,590 yd) |
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.
First deliveries began in March 1918. Production averaged between thirty-six and forty a month for the rest of the war.
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