120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
Used by	Imperial Japanese Army[1]  Ottoman Empire
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1905
Manufacturer	Krupp
Specifications
Mass	1,125 kg (2,480 lb)
Barrel length	1.445 m (4 ft 9 in) L/12[2]
Shell	120 x 147mm R[3]
Shell weight	20 kg (44 lb)
Caliber	120 mm (4.72 in)
Breech	Horizontal sliding-block
Recoil	Hydro-spring
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	0° to +42°
Traverse	5°[2]
Muzzle velocity	275 m/s (900 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	5.8 km (3.6 mi)[2]

The 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 was a howitzer used by Turkey, Japan and a few smaller armies including during World War I. After the Ottoman Empires entrance into World War I in 1914 on the side of the Central Powers, it realized that it needed to modernize its artillery. The Model 1905 was a "stock gun" from Krupp that could be supplied to customers from parts on hand, on short notice and with minor alterations to suit the customers' needs. The Model 1905 was a conventional artillery piece for its time, except for a lack of a Gun shield for the crew. The lack of a Gun shield was not a major liability, as most artillery quickly moved into concealed positions after the first few months of war.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Hogg, Ian. (2000). Twentieth-Century Artillery. New York: Barnes & Nobles. ISBN 0-7607-1994-2.