10 cm K 14
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The 10 cm Kanone 14 was a field gun used by Germany
and Bulgaria
in World War I
. It was intended to replace the 10 cm K 04
. In many ways it was a heavily modified K 04 intended to be able to engage aircraft. It was mounted on a firing platform to give it fast 360° traverse. Its elevation was increased 15° over the older gun and it was given a heavy and complicated variable recoil system to minimize problems when firing at high angles. A double elevation sighting system was fitted to increase accuracy against aerial targets. Despite these modifications it proved to be a complete failure as an anti-aircraft gun, but was placed into production upon the outbreak of World War I
and the first guns were delivered by May 1915.
It could be transported in one load by a team of six horses, with the baseplate stowed over the trails. Two batteries worth were modified to be broken down for use in mountainous terrain.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It was intended to replace the 10 cm K 04
10 cm K 04
The 10 cm Kanone 04 was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was produced as a replacement for the 10 cm K 99 and the Lang 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...
. In many ways it was a heavily modified K 04 intended to be able to engage aircraft. It was mounted on a firing platform to give it fast 360° traverse. Its elevation was increased 15° over the older gun and it was given a heavy and complicated variable recoil system to minimize problems when firing at high angles. A double elevation sighting system was fitted to increase accuracy against aerial targets. Despite these modifications it proved to be a complete failure as an anti-aircraft gun, but was placed into production upon the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the first guns were delivered by May 1915.
It could be transported in one load by a team of six horses, with the baseplate stowed over the trails. Two batteries worth were modified to be broken down for use in mountainous terrain.