7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99

7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99

A Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 in action
Type Mountain gun
Place of origin Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service 1902?-1918
Used by Austria-Hungary
Wars World War I
Production history
Designed 1899-1902
Number built 300
Specifications
Weight 315 kilograms (694 lb)

Shell 4.68 kg (10.3 lb)
Caliber 70 millimetres (2.8 in)
Breech eccentric interrupted screw
Recoil none
Carriage box trail
Elevation -10° to +26°
Muzzle velocity 310 m/s (1,000 ft/s)
Maximum firing range 4,800 m (5,200 yd)

The 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was obsolete upon introduction as it had a bronze barrel, a spring-loaded spade to absorb the recoil forces and it had to be relaid after every shot. The high elevations required of mountain guns greatly complicated the provision of barrel recoil systems as the breech could recoil into the ground, and it would be some years before satisfactory systems were worked out. These would result in the 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 8 and M 9 that used the same barrel and ammunition as the M 99, but had gun shields and more advanced recoil systems. These guns weighed 402 kilograms (886 lb) and 456 kilograms (1,005 lb) respectively, although the exact differences between them are unclear other than they broke down into four and five loads for transport respectively.

The Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 broke down into three loads for transport.

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