Description

Howitzer used to arm River Monitors.

Gun Characteristics

Designation 12 cm (4.7") Haub L/10 Škoda
Ship Class Used On River Monitors: Bodrog, Enns and Sava classes
Date Of Design about 1909
Date In Service 1910
Gun Weight 838 lbs. (380 kg) without breech
Gun Length oa 49.0 in (1.246 m)
Bore Length 35.0 in (90.0 cm)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 10 rounds per minute

Ammunition

Type Separate
Projectile Types and Weights Common: 44.0 lbs. (20.0 kg)
Shrapnel: 44.0 lbs. (20.0 kg)
Bursting Charge Common: 0.4 lbs. (0.18 kg)
Shrapnel: 0.53 lbs. (0.24 kg)
Projectile Length N/A
Cartridge Case Type, Size and Empty Weight Brass, 120 x 116.5 mm, N/A
Propellant Charge 0.33 to 0.99 lbs. (0.15 to 0.45 kg)
Muzzle Velocity 980 fps (300 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A

Range

Common and Shrapnel Shells
Elevation Distance
45 degrees 6,780 yards (6,200 m)

Mount/Turret Data

Designation Single Mountings
   Bodrog (1), Enns (3) and Sava (2)
Weight N/A
Elevation about -5 / +80 degrees
Elevation Rate Manually operated, only
Train about +150 / -150 degrees
Train Rate Manually operated, only
Gun recoil N/A

Additional Pictures

Sources

"Naval Weapons of World War One" by Norman Friedman
Original research by Mihály Krámli and András Hatala

Page History

06 June 2025 - New datapage