10.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12

Obuzierul Krupp, caliber 105 mm, model 1912 CasinValley1917.JPG 300 A pair of Model 1912 howitzers firing during the Battle of Mărăști Kingdom of Romania Howitzer yes 1912–1945 Romania Bulgaria Second Balkan WarWorld War IHungarian-Romanian WarWorld War II Krupp, with input from Romanian specialists Krupp 1912-1914 120 1155 kg lb 1.47 m ftin L/14 14 kg lb 105 mm (4.134 in) 300 m/s (985 ft/s) 6500 m yd box trail -5° to +60° 6° The Obuzierul Krupp, caliber 105 mm, model 1912 was a Romanian requested upgrade of the German 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 howitzer used extensively during World War I. After two years of planning and experimentation by Romanian officers, the final design was approved and put into production by Krupp. The German aiming system was replaced with an improved Romanian system and the maximum range was increased to 6,500 meters, being superior to the 6,300 meters maximum range of its German counterpart. Maximum elevation was also increased from 40° to 60°. The first pieces started to arrive in Romania in 1912, and by the start of World War I thirty batteries (120 pieces) were in service, their performance during the war being described as "flawless".Stroea Adrian Băjenaru Gheorghe 2010 Artileria româna în date si imagini ro Romanian artillery in data and images Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei 978-606-524-080-3 49-50 However, wartime attrition was heavy and by the beginning of 1918, only 64 remained in service.Stroea Adrian 2008 165 ani de existenta a artileriei romane moderne ro 165 years of existence of the modern Romanian artillery 406-407 They appear to have lingered in Romanian service into World War II. Guns captured by the Bulgarians appear to have been placed into service during World War I, although they seem to have been out of service by the outbreak of World War II.http://www.rumaniamilitary.ro/istoria-artileriei-romane-obuzierele-1 The History of Romanian artillery - Howitzers (Romanian) 2016-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224220452/http://www.rumaniamilitary.ro/istoria-artileriei-romane-obuzierele-1 2016-02-24 dead Surviving examples National Military Museum, Romania, Bucharest. Belgrade Military Museum, Serbia See also 10.5 cm leFH 16 1916 successor to 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 Artillery of World War I List of World War II artillery References Category:105 mm artillery Category:World War I howitzers Category:World War I military equipment of Romania Category:Artillery of Romania Category:Romania in World War I