9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz
| 9.15 cm leichter Minenwerfer System Lanz |
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| Type |
Light trench mortar |
| Place of origin |
German Empire |
| Service history |
| In service |
1914-1918 |
| Used by |
German Empire
Austria-Hungary |
| Wars |
World War I |
| Production history |
| Designer |
Heinrich Lanz |
| Designed |
1914-5 |
| Produced |
1915-18 |
| Specifications |
| Weight |
114 kilograms (250 lb) |
| Barrel length |
595 millimetres (23.4 in) |
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| Shell |
3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb) |
| Caliber |
91.5 mm |
| Maximum range |
450 metres (490 yd) (M 14/16) |
The 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz (Trench mortar) was a light mortar used by Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was a smooth-bore, breech-loading design that used smokeless propellant. It was chosen by the Austrians as an interim replacement for their 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14, pending development of a superior domestic design, which eventually turned out to be the 9 cm Minenwerfer M 17. The older Austrian design had a prominent firing signature, a less effective bomb and shorter range than the Lanz. Over 500 were ordered with deliveries beginning in April 1917.
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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