10 cm K 04
10 cm Kanone 04 | |
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![]() A K 04 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK | |
Type | Field gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1905-1918/1915-1945 |
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Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1904 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1905-? |
Variants | 10 cm K 04/12 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,428 kg (5,353 lbs) |
Barrel length | 4.725 m (15.5 ft) (L/35) |
Shell | Fixed QF |
Shell weight | 18.5 kg (41 lb)[1] |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.13 in) |
Breech | vertical sliding-wedge |
Recoil | Hydro-spring variable recoil |
Carriage | Box trail |
Elevation | -5° to +30° |
Traverse | 3° 59' |
Rate of fire | 1 round per 2 minutes |
Muzzle velocity | 551 m/s (1,808 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 10,398 m (11,264 yards) |
The 10 cm Kanone 04 (10 cm K 04) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was the second heavy gun with modern recoil system accepted by the German Army. It was produced as a replacement for the 10 cm K 99 and the lange 15 cm Kanone 92. Although the standard version lacked a gunshield, some models, such as the 10 cm K 04/12, were fitted with a special gunshield and some other minor modifications. There was only 32 in service at the outbreak of the war.[2]
It could be transported in one load by a team of six horses, or it could be broken down into two loads (tandem hitches) for crossing rough terrain.
References
- Jäger, Herbert. German Artillery of World War One. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001 ISBN 1-86126-403-8
Notes
External links
- 10 cm K 04 on Landships
- Development of the 10 cm Kanone on Lovett Artillery Collection
- List and pictures of World War I surviving 10cm K 04 guns
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mountain guns
and heavy guns
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- Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903
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- 10 cm K 04
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- 15 cm Ring Kanone C/72
- 15 cm Ring Kanone C/92
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- 15 cm sFH 13
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