Chart, Photographs of German Guns, Serial Number 3, Medium and Heavy Field Howitzers
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OCR Page 1 of 2[S.S. 742.]
PHOTOGRAPHS OF GERMAN GUNS.
Ia 54690.
SERIAL No. 1.
Field Artillery.
The old or " 96 n/A." field gun (F.K. 96 n/A.).
The old or " 98/09 10 5-cm. light field howitzer (z.F.H. 98/09).
THOUGHT
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The new or 1916" field gun (F.K. 16).
The new or " 1916" 10.5-cm. light field howitzer (U.F.H. 16).
COMPARISON OF OLD AND NEW FIELD GUN.
COMPARISON OF OLD AND NEW 10.5-CM. LIGHT FIELD HOWITZERS
Old 96 n/A. gun.
New 1916 gun.
Old 99/ 09 howitzer.
New 1916 howitzer.
Calibre
...
7.7 cm. (8.08 in.)
7.7 cm. (8.08 in.).
Calibre
...
...
10.5 cm. (4.18 in.)
27.3 calibres = 6ft. 10}} in.
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10.5 cm. (4 -18 in.).
Overall length of piece
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85 calibres = 8 ft. 101% in.
Overall length of piece
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11.9 calibres = 4 ft. 113 in.
22 calibres = 7 ft. 7 in.
Buffer
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Oil buffer, spring recuperator
Ditto.
Buffer
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...
Oil buffer, spring recuperator Ditto.
Limits of elevation on car- - 12°, + 16°
10°, + 40°.
Limits of elevation on carriage
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18°, + 40°
10°,+ 40°.
riage.
Amount of traverse
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4°...
...
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4°.
Amount of traverse
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8°...
8°.
Weight of howitzer in action
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221 ewt.
27 cwt.
Weight of gun in action
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19.8 ewt.
27.5 ewt.
Weight limbered up without gunners
87 ewt.
...
45 cwt.
Weight of gun limbered up 35.6 ewt.
45 ewt.
Charges
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...
Nos. 1-8
...
...
Nos. 2-7 and No. 9.
without gunners.
Weight of shell
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84 lbs.
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84 lbs.
Ammunition
Fixed
Separate (reduced charge, No. 1: full
Maximum ranges
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7,655 yards
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9,241 yards (2 c.r.h. shell).
charge, No. 2 : issued separately in
10,499 yards (streamline shell.
brass cartridge case).
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Weight of shell
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15-16 lbs.
18 lbs. (streamline) and 15-16 lbs.
Maximum ranges
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6,000 yards (at 16° elevation)
6,561 yards (Charge No. 1).
8,812 yards (with trail sunk).
9,952 yards (Charge No. 2 and 4 c.r.h.
Note. - The streamline shell is only fired from the new howitzer and with charge No. 9.
shell).
11,702 yards (Charge No. 2 and streamline
shell).
Note.-The old field gun does not fire the streamline shell. With the new gun, the full
charge (No. 2) is not used with shrapnel (painted blue) nor with the long shell (blue
and yellow). The reduced charge (No. 1) is not used with the streamline shell.
General Staff (Intelligence),
General Headquarters.
10th September, 1918.
PRINTED IN FRANCE BY ARMY PRINTING AND STATIONERY SERVICES.
PRESS A-9/18-7901B-400*
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