9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz

The 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz (Trench mortar) was a light mortar used by Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was a smooth-bore, breech-loading design that used smokeless propellant. It was chosen by the Austrians as an interim replacement for their 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14, pending development of a superior domestic design, which eventually turned out to be the 9 cm Minenwerfer M 17. The older Austrian design had a prominent firing signature, a less effective bomb and shorter range than the Lanz. Over 500 were ordered with deliveries beginning in April 1917.

9.15 cm leichter Minenwerfer System Lanz
TypeLight trench mortar
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1914–1918
Used byGerman Empire
Austria-Hungary
WarsWorld War I
Production history
DesignerHeinrich Lanz
Designed1914–1915
Produced1915–1918
Specifications
Mass114 kilograms (251 lb)
Barrel length595 millimetres (23.4 in)

Shell3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb)
Caliber91.5 mm
Maximum firing range450 metres (490 yd) (M 14/16)

References

    • 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


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