10 cm K 04

Infobox Weapon
name=10 cm Kanone 04


caption=A K 04 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
origin=Germany
type=field gun
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service=1905-1918
used_by=flag|German Empire
wars=World War I
designer=Krupp
design_date=1904
manufacturer=Krupp
production_date=1905-?
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variants=10 cm K 04/12
weight=2,428 kg (5,353 lbs)
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part_length=4.725 m (15.5 ft) (L/35)
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cartridge=bag charge
caliber=105 mm (4.13 in)
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rate= 1 round per 2 minutes
velocity=551 m/s (1,808 ft/s)
range=10,398 m (11,264 yards)
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breech=vertical sliding wedge
recoil=hydro-spring variable recoil
carriage=box trail
elevation=-5° to +30°
traverse=3° 59'
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The 10 cm Kanone 04 (10 cm K 04) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was intended to replace the 10 cm K 99 and the lang 15 cm Kanone 92. It lacked a gunshield. Some guns were modified with a special gunshield and some other minor modifications as the 10 cm K 04/12. Only 32 were in service on the outbreak of the war [Jäger, p. 29] .

It could be transported in one load by a team of six horses, or could be broken down into 2 loads (tandem hitches) in 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

* [http://www.landships.freeservers.com/German_10cm_04_kanone.htm 10 cm K 04 on Landships]
* [http://www.lovettartillery.com/Development%20of%20the%2010cm%20Kanone.html Development of the 10 cm Kanone on Lovett Artillery Collection]