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10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09

Field	Value
name	10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09
image	Sayabec-canon.JPG
image_size	300
caption	A captured F.H. 98/09 in Sayabec, Quebec
origin	German Empire
type	Howitzer
is_artillery	yes
used_by	German Empire
Ottoman Empire
Romania
wars	World War I
designer	Krupp
design_date	1902−04
manufacturer	Krupp
production_date	1909−1918
weight	1,145 kg (2,519 lbs)
part_length	1.625 m L/15.5
width	1.53 m
cartridge	Separate loading cased charge and projectile
caliber	105 mm (4.13 in)
velocity	302 m/s (990 ft/s)
max_range	6,300 m (6,890 yds)
breech	Horizontal sliding-block
recoil	Hydro-spring
carriage	Box trail
elevation	-13° to +40°
traverse	4°

Ottoman Empire Romania

The 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 (10.5 cm FH 98/09), a short barreled (1625 mm) 105mm howitzer, also referred to as the 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze (light field howitzer) 98/09, was used by the German Empire, Kingdom of Romania as well as the Ottoman Empire in World War I and after. It had a maximum range of 6300 m.

History

It was originally built by Rheinmetall as the 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98, an old-fashioned, fixed-recoil weapon delivered to the German army in 1898; between 1902 and 1904, it was redesigned, by Krupp, with a new recoil mechanism and a new carriage. However, it wasn't accepted for service until 1909, hence the ending designation 98/09. Existing weapons were rebuilt to the new standard. As usual, two seats were attached to the gun shield. There were 1,260 in service at the beginning of World War I. Romania captured around 64 pieces from the German Army during World War I, and put them into service during the interwar years.

The 10.5 cm leFH 16 was introduced in 1916 as a successor to 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09, featuring a longer barrel and hence longer range.

Ammunition

The 10.5 cm used three different types of ammunition and the aiming instruments were marked with three different meter scales and a dial sight for both direct and indirect fire. Originally, it used 7 charges of propellant, but this was increased during the war to 8 in an effort to extend its range.

Feldhaubitz granate 98: A 15.8 kilogram (35 lb) high-explosive shell.
Feldhaubitz schrapnel 98: A 12.8 kilogram (28 lb) shrapnel shell.

Gallery

File:10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98 09 With Ammunition.jpeg|German 10.5-cm. light field howitzer with ammunition. File:Sayabec's F.H. 98 09 Howitzer after restauration.jpg|Sayabec's exposed F.H. 98/09 has received a well deserved restoration in the recent years including a new concrete pedestal, a new paint job and a different set of wheels. ( Uncertain about the historical accuracy of that change.) File:Turkish howitzer 10.5cm leFH 98 09 LOC 00121.jpg|Turkish gunners in action, 1917. File:The Battle of Arras, April-may 1917 Q5187.jpg|Gunners of the Royal Marine Artillery by a captured German 105 mm FH 98/09 field howitzer during the Battle of Arras, April 1917.

References

Jäger, Herbert. German Artillery of World War One. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001

Notes

References

[http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol032dh.html 10.5 cm LIGHT FIELD HOWITZER MODEL 98/09]- Retrieved 2012-02-29. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222214639/http://www.samilitaryhistory.org/vol032dh.html Archived] 2012-03-06.
[http://www.landships.freeservers.com/7.7cm_fk16_info.htm Transformation of the 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09]- Retrieved 2012-02-29. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213003747/http://www.landships.freeservers.com/7.7cm_fk16_info.htm Archived] 2012-03-06.
Jäger, p. 28
(2010). "Artileria româna în date si imagini". Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei.
[http://www.landships.freeservers.com/German_10.5cm_lFH9809.htm Ammunition]- Retrieved 2012-02-29

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