10 cm K 04

February 2013 10 cm Kanone 04 K04rear.jpg 300 A K 04 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma German Empire Field gun yes 1905–1918 German Empire World War I Krupp 1904 Krupp 1905-? 10 cm K 04/12 2,428 kg (5,353 lb) 4.725 m (15.5 ft) (L/35) Fixed QF 18.5 kg lb onLight and medium field artillery Chamberlain Peter 1975 Arco Gander, Terry 30 0668038209 New York 2067331 105 mm (4.13 in) 1 round per 2 minutes 551 m/s (1,808 ft/s) 10,398 m (11,264 yards) vertical sliding-wedge Hydro-spring variable recoil Box trail −5° to +30° 3° 59' 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. Only 32 were in service at the outbreak of the war.Jäger, p. 29 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 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 Category:World War I guns Category:Field artillery of Germany Category:World War I artillery of Germany Category:105 mm artillery