The 10 cm Kanone 04 (10 cm K 04) was a
field gun
A field gun is a field artillery piece. Originally the term referred to smaller guns that could accompany a field army on the march, that when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances ( field artille ...
used by Germany in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. 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. There was only 32 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
Notes
External links
10 cm K 04 on Landships
* ttp://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/english_CanonsIndex_Nation.html List and pictures of World War I surviving 10cm K 04 guns
World War I guns
Field artillery of Germany
World War I artillery of Germany
105 mm artillery
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