Krupp 105mm mountain howitzer

 

 

 

 

Bulgarian designation :

105м скорострелна планинска гаубица

German designation :

10.5cm Gebirgs-Hubitze L/11.4

Calibre :

105mm L/11.4

Weight of the barrel :

375 kg

Weight in action :

845 kg

Barrel length :

1260 m

Shield thickness :

4 mm

            Shell

 

F.H.Schr. 98

weight :

12.8 kg - 500 bullets x 10 g

lg.F.H.Gr.

weight :

15.5 kg / 15.8 kg

charge :

2 kg Fp. 60/40

850 g Fp. 60/40 and 1.15 kg dinitrobenzol

Muzzle velocity :

253 m/s

Max. range :

4900 m (percussion)

4000 m (time)

Elevation :

+ 40° / - 7°

Traversing angle :

5° 30’

Transport :

8 loads (115-119 kg)

Ammunition :

It was adjusted to use the same ammunition of the Krupp 105mm QF light howitzer M. 1898/1909.

Remarks :

Quick firing mountain howitzer. Originally it had a calibre of 10 cm L/12, but when it was adopted by the German Army it was rebored to use the standard German ammunition. This howitzer could also be drawn by horses: in this case it was attached to a limber with fork shafts or the shafts were attached to the carriage tail.

Krupp first delivered 4 trial howitzers and, from June 1916 onwards, 32 series howitzers, but since its performance was inferior to the Skoda mountain howitzer, it was discarded. So the German Army received just two batteries, while two were delivered to Turkey and four to Bulgaria.

 

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