Brief history In the 1990s, the Romanian arms manufacturer Arsenal Resita developed a mountain howitzer, which appears in foreign materials in two different calibers.
Type A 475 - 100 mm calibre mountain howitzer Type A 684 - 98 mm calibre mountain howitzer
Resita tried for several years to break into foreign markets with the Type 684. The gun was offered at a price of $430,000 each. Now it is not included in the offer of Romanian exporters.
The howitzer described here was designed in the new "European" 98 mm calibre. The howitzer can be disassembled into several parts for transport on horseback. For easier handling in mountainous terrain, the gun's chassis was equipped with additional hand brakes. For mototraction the smallest possible length was required, therefore the support arms of the gun are equipped with a pin for easy folding.
Basic data - characteristics: mountain howitzer - manufacturer: S.C. Arsenal Resita S.A., a subsidiary of the Romarm Group - manufacturer's prototype name: not specified (probably type 684) - Army prototype designation: 98 mm obuzier de munte model 1993 - designation in foreign literature: 98mm Mountain Howitzer Model 93 - prototype abbreviation: unknown - year of manufacture: 1990s - produced: about 1 prototype
Technical and tactical data - calibre: 98 mm - barrel length: 2480 m (d/25,3) - crew: 8 persons
- weight on the move during motor traction: 1550 kg - weight in firing position: 1500 kg
Transportation - Mototraction behind vehicle: DAC444 - Hitotraction: weapon in disassembled state into several parts
Dimensions - length on the move: 4250 mm - width on the move: 1650 mm - Height on the move: 1700 mm
Performance - muzzle velocity: 225 to 470 m.s-1 - maximum range: 10800 m - direct fire range: up to 600 m
- Pointing range: -5° to +70° (other sources indicate +65°) - right aiming: 23° - left aiming: 17° - rate of fire: up to 6 shots per minute
Ammunition type: OF-402 - split-rifled ammunition (HE) - Length of projectile: 515 mm - Shell length: 241 mm - bullet weight: 13,5 kg - weight of the cartridge with ejector: up to 2,8 kg - Vo: 235 to 470 m.s-1 - max. range: 10800 m
Ammunition type: OF-403 - HE (High Explosive) ammunition - Projectile length: 518 mm - Shell length: 241 mm - bullet weight: 14,6 kg - weight of the cartridge with ejector: up to 2,8 kg - Vo: 225 to 430 m.s-1 - max. range: 10500 m
Ammunition type: HESH - ammunition, split, commutative with slow rotation, type: unspecified - Missile length: 517 mm - cartridge length: 241 mm - projectile weight: 12,2 kg - weight of the cartridge with ejector: up to 2,8 kg - Vo: 470 m.s-1 - max. range: 10800 m
Note Ammunition is stored in three pieces in wooden cartridge boxes. Box dimensions: 871x413x197 mm, weight: 68 to 70 kg.
Source: Kiesler Defence: 93 mm Mountain Hovitzer Model 93, brochures Nos. KD-FP-32, KD-FP-151 to 153.
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