9 cm Minenwerfer M 14
The 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14 (trench mortar) was a light mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Originally named the '1-kg Minenwerfer', it was designed by the Army's own Technisches und Administratives Militär-Komitee (TMK) in an effort to quickly satisfy the demand from the front for a light mortar. It had a number of issues with its ammunition, namely the black powder used as a propellant, which gave off copious smoke clouds on firing that revealed the tube's location and the mortar bomb fuses had a high rate of failure. The breech-loading mortar tube was mounted on a framework that didn't allow for any traverse, which meant that it was impossible to engage different targets without relaying the mortar.
9 cm Minenwerfer M 14
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The 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14 (trench mortar) was a light mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Originally named the '1-kg Minenwerfer', it was designed by the Army's own Technisches und Administratives Militär-Komitee (TMK) in an effort to quickly satisfy the demand from the front for a light mortar. It had a number of issues with its ammunition, namely the black powder used as a propellant, which gave off copious smoke clouds on firing that revealed the tube's location and the mortar bomb fuses had a high rate of failure. The breech-loading mortar tube was mounted on a framework that didn't allow for any traverse, which meant that it was impossible to engage different targets without relaying the mortar.
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In turn the frame was mounted a rectangular firing platform. The M 14/16 was a modernization of the M 14. It had a circular platform to provide a 360 degree traverse and weighed only 65 kg. A later model allowed the mounting to be collapsed for ease of transport. A new M 16 mortar bomb that used the German Poppenberg fuze system generally cured the dud problem, but it still used black powder as its propellant. This was a severe tactical disadvantage and it was decided to purchase replacement mortars from the German firm of Heinrich Lanz from 1917. Russia developed captured mortars into the 9 cm Mortar Type GR.
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• Name — 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14 • Origin — Austria-Hungary • Type — Light trench mortar • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1914–1918 • Used By — Austria-Hungary • Wars — World War I • Designer — TMK • Design Date — 1914 • Production Date — 1914–17? • Variants — M 14/16 • Weight — 72 kg • Crew — 3 • Cartridge — 2 kg • Caliber — 90 mm • Range — 199 m (M 14) • Max Range — 345 m (M 14/16) • Breech — interrupted-screw or cylinder lock
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