15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25

15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 Bilderatlas, 15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 25 (t) ohne Rohr.png 15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 without barrel Czechoslovakia Howitzer yes yes 1930–1945 CzechoslovakiaNazi GermanySlovakia World War II Škoda Škoda 1924-34 3800 kg lb 2.7 m ftin on L/18 42 kg lb 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 1-2 rpm 450 m/s (1,476 ft/s) 11800 m yd box trail -5° to +70° 7° The 15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 (Heavy howitzer model 25) was a Czech heavy howitzer used in the Second World War. It was taken into Wehrmacht service as the 15 cm sFH 25(t). Slovakia had 126 in inventory.Kliment & Nakládal, p. 123 Design & History Intended to replace the various Austro-Hungarian heavy howitzer that the Czechs had inherited, they began a program to develop a new howitzer shortly after achieving independence in 1919. It didn't reflect many of the lessons of World War I as it retained a box trail and wooden wheels suitable only for horse traction. Its carriage broke down into two loads for transport. It fired a 42 kg lb shell. Notes References Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974 Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 0-385-15090-3 Kliment, Charles K. and Nakládal, Bretislav. Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997 0-7643-0589-1 Category:World War II artillery of Germany Category:World War II howitzers Category:Artillery of Czechoslovakia Category:150 mm artillery Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1920s