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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 747)
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Italy
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Heavy artillery
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Contributor :
(Wikimedia commons) Snowdog      http://commons.wikimedia.org/
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Location :
Italy Redipuglia Sacrario
Coordinates :
Lat : 45.84990 / Long : 13.48610
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
2
Items covered by this file : 2 |
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It seems there is 2 such howitzers in this place |
Markings unknown. |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     149/13 | Origin :       ( T.M.K.)             ( Skoda )           | ||||
Historic context :
At the war outbreak, the only heavy field howitzer available for the Austro-Hingarian Army were the bronze-barrelled 15cm FH M94/04 and M99/04, only having wooden wedges as a recoil recuperation system, not easily transportable and offering a range of a little more than 6000 m. The need for a more modern and performing heavy howitzer had conducted the Technical Military Commission (TMK) to launch in 1908 studies, together with the ones dedicated to the modernization of the 10 cm light field howitzer for the same reasons. |
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