Skoda 150 mm Model 1918

Skoda 150 mm Model 1918
Type	mountain howitzer
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1918-1945?
Used by	Czechoslovakia  Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Skoda
Manufacturer	Skoda
Produced	1918?
Specifications
Weight	2,800 kg (6,200 lb)
Barrel length	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) L/13
Shell	42 kilograms (93 lb)
Caliber	149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-5° to +70°
Traverse	7°
Muzzle velocity	340 m/s (1,115 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	8,000 m (8,700 yd)

The Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 was a heavy mountain howitzer, manufactured by Skoda Works. The design was begun during World War I, but the first prototype was completed as the war ended. After 1938, the Wehrmacht designated the few built as 15 cm GebH 18(t), although it's uncertain if they were actually used. The gun could be transported on six carts; each cart pulled by at least two horses or mules. The barrel assembly required three towing animals.

References

• Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns
• Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3