120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905

120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 120 mm Krupp M1905.jpg 300 German Empire Howitzer yes War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg Imperial Japanese Armyhttps://takihomepage.web.fc2.com/krupp.htm#12 Krupp Taki's Japanese Imperial Army website 2019-04-01Ottoman Empire World War I Krupp 1905 Krupp 1,125 kg lb on 1.445 m ftin on 1 L/12https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760719947/page/44 Twentieth-century artillery Hogg Ian 44 2000 Barnes & Noble Books 0760719942 New York 44779672 registration 120 x 147mm Rhttp://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable12.html 106 www.quarryhs.co.uk 2017-09-06 2019-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20190403100017/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable12.html dead 20 kg lb on 120 mm (4.72 in) 275 m/s ft/s on 5.8 km mi on Horizontal sliding-block Hydro-spring Box trail 0° to +42° 5° The 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 was a howitzer used by Turkey, Japan and a few smaller armies including during World War I. After the Ottoman Empire entered World War I in 1914 on the side of the Central Powers, it realized that it needed to modernize its artillery. The Model 1905 was a "stock gun" from Krupp that could be supplied from parts on hand on short notice, with minor alterations to suit customers' needs. The Model 1905 was a conventional artillery piece for its time, except for the lack of a gun shield to protect the crew. This was not a major liability, as most artillery quickly moved into concealed positions after the first few months of war. References Bibliography Hogg, Ian. (2000). Twentieth-Century Artillery. New York: Barnes & Nobles. 0-7607-1994-2. Category:120 mm artillery Category:World War I artillery of Japan Category:World War I howitzers Category:Artillery of the Ottoman Empire