The light fieldgun '10cm lFH 98/09' was subject to an important upgrade in 1916, proposed by Rheinmetall. A brand new carriage, and also a much longer tube (from 16 to 22 calibres) allowed a big increase of the light field howitzer range, newly named '10 cm lFH 16' ('lFH' = leichte Feld Haubitze = light field howitzer).

The profile of that howitzer may look similar to the light fieldguns '10 cm K 14' (even if the latter is much heavier), and these guns may be difficult to differentiate in low-quality war-time pictures.

At the end of the war, more than 3044 such howitzer were in service, compared to only 1144 of the previous mark. Some of these guns survived until 1945 within different armies.

Main characteristics :

• Weight in firing position : 1380 kg
• Calibre : 104.9 mm
• Longueur du tube : 22 calibres
• Number of grooves : 32
• Projectile weight : 15.7 kg
• Initial velocity : 400 / 427 m/s
• Maximum range : 8400 / 9700 m
• Elevation range : -10 / +40 degrees
• Direction range : 4 degrees total range