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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1095)
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Austro-Hungaria
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Trench artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
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Location :
Italy Rovereto Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra
Coordinates :
Lat : 45.88840 / Long : 11.04640
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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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Side view of this very early Austrian minenwerfer appeared in November 1914 |
We can see the elevation mechanism on the opposite side of the carriage |
The steel cork has disappeared |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     9cm MW M14 | Origin :       ( T.M.K.)             ( Industrie privée Austro-Hongroise )           | ||||
Historic context :
At the start of the 20th century, numerous nations started to work on the development of mine launchers able to throw projectiles comparable to very heavy hand grenades at middel ranges in enemy positions. Krupp and Ehrardt, in Germany, were real leaders in this race, but it is interesting to note that Skoda also proposed in 1908 a 32cm 'Lavartine' gun answering to this specification, but whose impressive 480kg weight made him naturally sent to the fortress defensive weapons. |
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