Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909

10.5cm Feld Haubitze 98/09

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

1. German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/190910.5cm Feld Haubitze 98/09 Marker

Inscription. This German howitzer was highly successful and made up 38 percent of the howitzers used by the German Field Artillery branch in World War I. The 10.5 cm Feld Haubitze 98/09 carriage was very adaptable and eventually mounted on three different cannon systems. The design of the piece was conventional for the period with a hollow box trail, hydro-spring recoil-recuperator system, a splinter shield and a folding spade. The barrel was trunnioned (balanced) at the breech end. This allowed the tube to recoil through the cut-out in the hollow box trail without fear of hitting the trail. Loading could also be accomplished at any angle without raising or lowering the tube. The 10.5cm Feld Haubitze 98/09 and the caisson carried thirty-four rounds and were pulled by two separate limbers carrying twenty-four rounds each. Accompanying the battery was an observation wagon. It had a tripod ladder, which permitted observation from behind a body shield up to eighteen feet above the ground. The 10.5cm FH 98/09 fired a variety of projectiles with a seven or eight bag propellant charge. Rounds were separate-loading and included five high explosive rounds, a shrapnel shell, gas shells and an illuminating round.

Caliber - 4.13 in. - 105 mm
Weight - 2,519 lbs. - 1,145 kg
Range - 7,583 yds. - 7,000 m
Shell Weight

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- 30 lbs. - 13 kg
Muzzle Velocity - 906 ft/sec. - 276 m/sec.
Elevation - (- 13 to + 40 degrees) - (- 231 to + 711 mils)
Traverse - 4 degrees - 71 mils
Rate of Fire - 6 rpm
CCN# 127024

Erected by U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum. (Marker Number 041.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 34° 39.973′ N, 98° 23.059′ W. Marker is in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in Comanche County. It is at the intersection of Corral Road and Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road. The marker is located in the eastern section of Artillery Park at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Sill OK 73503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Kiowa Tribe,

in the Comanche Nation,

and in Southwest Oklahoma.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: German 77mm Field Gun, M1896 (new pattern) (here, next to this marker); 280mm Heavy Motorized Gun M65 (a few steps from this marker); U.S. 6-Inch Siege Howitzer, Model of 1908/1908M1 (a few steps from this marker); U.S. M249 & M250 4x4 Heavy Gun-Lifting Trucks (a few steps from this marker); German 100mm Field Gun, Model 1904 (a few steps from this marker); German 100mm Gun, M1914 (a

The view of the German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909 and Marker from the back image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

2. The view of the German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909 and Marker from the back

few steps from this marker); U.S. 4.7-Inch Gun, Model of 1906 (a few steps from this marker); U.S. 3-Inch Field Gun, Model of 1902 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Sill.

More about this marker. Marker and Museum are located on Fort Sill, an active U.S. military installation. The museum is open to the public, but appropriate identification is required for access for Fort Sill.

Also see . . . U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum. (Submitted on February 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional keywords. German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/190910.5cm Feld Haubitze 98/09

The front view of the German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

3. The front view of the German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909

The German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909 is the left gun of the two guns image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021

4. The German 105mm Field Howitzer, M1898/1909 is the left gun of the two guns

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.