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9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz

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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)

The 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz (Trench mortar) was a light mortar used by Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I, developed from the 9cm glatter leichter MinenWerfer Mauser by Firma Heinrich Lanz & Co. The tube was made thicker and stronger which allowed for more powerful powder to be used, the breech was beefed up, and the safety pin closing system replaced with a screw locking system. The platform was made stronger and had more room for accessories than the Mauser.[1][2][3]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Lanz 9cm MW". www.bulgarianartillery.it. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "9cm glatter leichter MinenWerfer Lanz". www.passioncompassion1418.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ^ Tillmann Reibert. Die Entwicklung des Granatwerfers im Ersten Weltkrieg | Die Entstehung eines neuartigen Waffentyps als Reaktion auf die Bedingungen des Stellungskrieges [The development of the grenade launcher in the First World War | The emergence of a new type of weapon as a reaction to the conditions of trench warfare] (PDF) (PhD thesis) (in German). University of Hamburg.

Bibliography

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

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