Obice da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm Model 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer


Obice Da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm Model 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer – photo 2012

The Skoda 75 mm mountain gun was used by Austria-Hungary in World War One but kept its use well into the Second World War. It could be broken down into six parts for transport. The Italians adopted the gun or their Alpini forces and renamed it Obice da 75/13.

Obice da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm Model 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer – photo 2012
Obice da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm Model 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer – photo 2012
Obice da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm M. 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer – photo 2012
Obice da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm Model 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer – courtesy Wikipedia
Obice da 75/13 or Skoda 75 mm Model 15 – Italian Mountain Howitzer – Quartermastersection

It had a maximum firing range of 8250 meters and a rate of fire of 6 to 8 rounds a minute with a crew of 6.


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