13.5 cm K 09

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name=13.5 cm Kanone 09


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origin=Germany
type=heavy field gun
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used_by=flag|German Empire
wars=World War I
designer=Krupp
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manufacturer=Krupp
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number=about 200
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weight=convert|14360|lb|kg
length=
part_length=convert|189|in|m (L/35.6)
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cartridge=convert|31.7|kg|lb
caliber=convert|135|mm|in
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velocity=635 m/s (2,085 ft/s)
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max_range=convert|16500|yd|m
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carriage=box trail
elevation=-5° to +26°
traverse=4°
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The 13.5 cm Kanone 09 (13.5 cm K 09) was a heavy field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was intended to supplement the 10 cm K 04. Only four were in service on the outbreak of the war [Jäger, p. 29] . It was withdrawn from service in 1915 as too much gun for too little shell, but was returned to service later in the war when the Allied blockade began to affect German ammunition production.

References

* Hogg, Ian. "Twentieth-Century Artillery". New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000 ISBN 0-7607-1994-2
* Jäger, Herbert. "German Artillery of World War One". Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001 ISBN 1-86126-403-8

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