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105 mm Light Field Howitzer Model 98/09
Type of Gun: 105 mm Light Field Howitzer, Model 98/09 (le FH 98/09)
Location: Corner Arthur Street & Acacia Street, Merrylands West, NSW
GPS Location: 33° 50' 00.98" S - 150° 58' 18.79" E
Serial Number: 2701
Date of Manufacture: 1915
Manufacturer: Krupp
Calibre: 105 mm
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Range: 6,300 metres - 6,890 yards
   
         
Historical Specifics: This howitzer, captured by 17 Battalion at Warfusee on 8 August 1918 was allotted to Prospect / Sherwood.

German designation: 10.5 cm leichtes Feldhaubitze M98/09 (abbreviated 10.5 cm le FH 98/09). For much of the war this was the main light field howitzer of German Field Artillery.

         
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