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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1552)
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Austro-Hungaria
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Trench artillery
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Contributor :
Charlie Clelland     
Scuola Bombardieri del Re      https://www.facebook.com/scuolabombardieridelre/       |
Location :
Italy Santa Lucia du Piave Scuola Bombardieri del Re
Coordinates :
Lat : 45.82931 / Long : 12.27927
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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Markings unknown - M15 version with shortest barrel |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     22.5cm MW M15, M16, M17 | Origin :       ( Böhler)           | ||||
Historic context :
In 1914, Austro-Hungaria was having no heavy trench mortar for its Army. Having tested before the war the brilliant German 25cm sMW minenwerfer of Rheinmetall, it ordered 40such weapons and requested their manufacturing under licence by the Austrian company Böhler. This latter however never received the needed assistance from the German company, too busy with its own country war needs. |
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