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The 10 cm Kanone 14 (10 cm K 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 a 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. It was placed into production on the outbreak of World War I and the first guns were delivered by May 1915.

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  • 10 cm K 14
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  • The 10 cm Kanone 14 (10 cm K 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 a 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. It was placed into production on the outbreak of World War I and the first guns were delivered by May 1915.
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Number
  • 724(xsd:integer)
breech
  • semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge
Range
  • 12,085 m
part length
  • L/35
Origin
  • German Empire
Service
  • 1915(xsd:integer)
Name
  • 10(xsd:integer)
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • A K 14 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
traverse
  • 6(xsd:integer)
Cartridge
  • separate-loading, cased charge
Wars
Weight
  • 2820.0
Caliber
  • 105.0
Carriage
  • box trail
Manufacturer
production date
  • 1915(xsd:integer)
Recoil
  • hydro-spring variable recoil
design date
  • 1912(xsd:integer)
Elevation
  • -5(xsd:integer)
Designer
abstract
  • The 10 cm Kanone 14 (10 cm K 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 a 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. It was placed into production on 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.
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