AUSTRO-HUNGARAIN HOWITZER 7.5cm HORSKY KANON / vz.15 - 7.5cm GEBIRGSKANONE M.15 - 1916

Description

It was a long time tradition for the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to use mountain guns, and in the beginning of the 20th century, mountain guns Mark 75 and Mark 99 were widely used. These types, however, were becoming outdated quite quickly becauseof rapid development of artillery techology of those times. The Skoda Works in Pilsen, a traditional supplier of artillery armament, had since the beginning of the century been developing several projects of mountain guns with various calibers. The new gun was put into the service with the Austro Hungarian army as a 7.5cm Gebirgskanone M.15. It was possible to dismantle the weapon to six main components that were to be carried by draught animals. Another three horses or mules carried the ammunition shield, the sights and standby supply of ammunition. These new guns were used for the very first time at the Italian front in the early stages of 1916. They proved to be much better and more reliable then their Italian counterparts. Over 2000 of these guns were produced during WW1, (Scale : 1/35e)