10.5-cm Kanone 181,
10.5-cm K 181
The German army wanted a long range gun to be used by the corps instead of the field artillery batteries.1 Specifications were put out to the underground armaments industry.1 By 1926 Krupp and Rheinmetall had specimen designs, and prototypes were ready by 1930.1
The army decided on the Rheinmetall barrel and the Krupp carriage.1
It turned out that the gun was too heavy for the size of projectile fired.1 The larger 150 mm howitzer was more efficient and fired almost the same distance.1 In the early years the gun had to be separated into two loads for horses to tow.1
| 10.5-cm K 18 | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 4.13"1 105 mm1 |
| Length of gun | 17' 11"1 5.46 m1 |
| Length of bore | |
| Rifling | |
| Weight traveling | 14,187 lb1 6,434 kg1 |
| Weight in action | 12,400 lb1 5,624 kg1 |
| Elevation | 0° to +48°1 |
| Traverse | 64°1 |
| Muzzle Velocity | 2,740'/sec1 835 m/sec1 |
| Range of shell | 20,860 yards1 19,075 m1 |
| Shell weight | 33.38 lb1 15.14 kg1 |
| Breech mechanism |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons from World War II to the Present Day, 2006, Chris Bishop
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