| 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 | |
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A FH 98/09 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK |
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| Type | howitzer |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| Used by | German Empire Ottoman Empire Romania |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Designed | 1902-04 |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Produced | 1909-1918? |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,145 kg (2,519 lbs) |
| Barrel length | 1.625 m (5 ft 4 in) L/15.5 |
| Width | 1.53 m (5 ft) |
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| Shell | separate loading, fixed case |
| Caliber | 105 mm (4.13 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding block |
| Recoil | hydro-spring |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -13° to +40° |
| Traverse | 4° |
| Muzzle velocity | 302 m/s (990 ft/s) |
| Effective range | 6,300 m (6,890 yds) |
| Maximum range | 7,000 m (7,583 yards) |
The 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 (10.5 cm FH 98/09) was a howitzer used by Germany in World War I.
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It was originally built by Rheinmetall as the 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98, an old-fashioned, fixed-recoil weapon, but was redesigned by Krupp between 1902 and 1904 with a new recoil mechanism and a new carriage that it would later contribute to the 7.7 cm FK 16 and the 10.5 cm leFH 16. However, it wasn't accepted for service until 1909, hence the designation. Existing weapons were rebuilt to the new standard.
It had the usual two seats attached to the gunshield.
1260 were in service at the beginning of World War I [1].
Originally it used 7 charges of propellant, but this was increased during the war to 9 in an effort to extend its range.
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