9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz

9.15 cm leichter Minenwerfer System Lanz
Type	Light trench mortar
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1914-1918
Used by	German Empire Austria-Hungary
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Heinrich Lanz
Designed	1914-5
Produced	1915-18
Specifications
Weight	114 kilograms (251 lb)
Barrel length	595 millimetres (23.4 in)
Shell	3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb)
Caliber	91.5 mm
Maximum firing range	450 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. 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

• 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

External links

• Minenwerfer Lanz on Landships