10 cm K 04

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|name=10 cm Kanone 04

| image=K04rear.jpg

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|caption=A K 04 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK

|origin=German Empire

|type=Field gun

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|service=1905–1918

|used_by=German Empire

|wars=World War I

|designer=Krupp

|design_date=1904

|manufacturer=Krupp

|production_date=1905-?

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|variants=10 cm K 04/12

|weight=2,428 kg (5,353 lb)

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|part_length=4.725 m (15.5 ft) (L/35)

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|cartridge=Fixed QF

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|caliber=105 mm (4.13 in)

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|rate= 1 round per 2 minutes

|velocity=551 m/s (1,808 ft/s)

|range=10,398 m (11,264 yards)

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|breech=vertical sliding-wedge

|recoil=Hydro-spring variable recoil

|carriage=Box trail

|elevation=−5° to +30°

|traverse=3° 59'

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The 10 cm Kanone 04 (10 cm K 04) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was the second heavy gun with modern recoil system accepted by the German Army. It was produced as a replacement for the 10 cm K 99 and the lange 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 other minor modifications. Only 32 were in service at the outbreak of the war.Jäger, p. 29

It could be transported in one load by a team of six horses, or it could be broken down into two loads (tandem hitches) for crossing rough terrain.