10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09

10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09
A captured F.H. 98/09 in Sayabec, Quebec
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
Used by	German Empire Ottoman Empire Romania
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1902-04
Manufacturer	Krupp
Produced	1909-1918
Specifications
Mass	1,145 kg (2,519 lbs)
Barrel length	1.625 m (5 ft 4 in) L/15.5
Width	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Shell	Separate loading cased charge and projectile
Caliber	105 mm (4.13 in)
Breech	Horizontal sliding-block
Recoil	Hydro-spring
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-13° to +40°
Traverse	4°
Muzzle velocity	302 m/s (990 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	6,300 m (6,890 yds)

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 6,300 metres (20,700 ft).^[1]