10.5 cm
Leichte Feldhaubitze 18
Opladen

Field Artillery

Service Data

In Service: 1935 to 1945

Production Data

Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:

Technical Data

Type: Leichte Feldhaubitze

Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 2.941 m
Weight: 1,985 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: -6°30 to +40°30
Traverse: 56°
Rate of fire: 6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 470 m/s
Effective range: 10,400 m
Shell Weight: 14.81 kg
Used by: Heer, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Spain
Variants:
10.5 cm StuH 42
10.5 cm le.F.H.18

Other: Field Artillery
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Film Clips: Heer Film Footage

History

The 10.5 cm le.F.H.18 (10.5 cm Leichte Feldhaubitze 18)

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Sources

German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625

German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610

German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725

German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239

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