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8 cm Feldkanone M. 99

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8 cm Feldkanone M. 99
TypeField gun
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1901–1918
Used byAustria-Hungary
WarsWorld War I
Production history
Designed1899-1901
Specifications
Mass915 kg (2,017 lb)
(w/o equipment)
Barrel length2.142 m (7 ft) L/28

Shellseparate-loading, bagged charge and projectile
Caliber76.5 mm (3.01 in)
BreechEccentric Interrupted screw
CarriageBox trail
Traversenone
Rate of fire6-8 rpm
Muzzle velocity500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,000 m (8,700 yd)

The 8 cm Feldkanone M. 99 was a field gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I.[1] It was designed in a rush because Austria's neighbors had already begun the process of modernizing their artillery. The designers whatever improvements they could be made without delaying development. For example, various hydraulic recoil systems were evaluated, but ultimately rejected as they required more development time than was available. So the M. 99 retained the so-called steel bronze (see Franz von Uchatius) barrel of its predecessor, but used an eccentric interrupted-screw breech to speed up its rate of fire, and adopted the carriage of the 9 cm Feldkanone M 75/96 with some minor changes, including improvements to the spade brake to reduce recoil forces.

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Bibliography

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  • Ortner, M. Christian. The Austro-Hungarian Artillery From 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization, and Tactics. Vienna, Verlag Militaria, 2007 ISBN 978-3-902526-13-7