15 cm sFH 36

15 cm sFH 36 15 cm sFH 36.jpg 300px Germany Howitzer yes 1938–1945 (Germany) Germany World War II Rheinmetall 1936 Rheinmetall 1938-1942 Combat: 3280 kg lb on 10.42 m ftin on 3.8 m ftin on L/25.5 1.75 m ftin on 1.78 m ftin onhttps://en.valka.cz/topic/view/66993/15-cm-sFH-36 15 cm sFH 36 : Germany (DEU) forum.valka.cz 2018-06-16 7 149 mm × 260 R separate loading cased charge and projectile 43.52 kg lb on (HE) 149 mm in on 4 rpm 210-485 m/s ft/s on 12.3 km mi on Horizontal sliding-block Hydro-pneumatic Split trail 0° to +45° 56° The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 36 or sFH 36 (German: "heavy field howitzer, model 36"), was a shortened lightweight version of the earlier 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 that was produced in limited numbers from 1938-1942 and used during World War II. History In 1935 the army drafted a requirement for a lightened version of the 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 which could be towed by a single horse team in one piece. After testing in 1938 a design from Rheinmetall was selected to meet the requirement. The new design consisted of a shortened sFH 18 barrel with a prominent muzzle brake with four rows of 13 baffles and a split trail carriage made largely of light alloys.German artillery of World War Two Hogg Ian 1997 Greenhill Books 1853672610 London 64–72 36705743 The carriage had two pressed steel wheels with solid rubber tires and for travel the barrel could be disconnected from the hydro-pneumatic recoil system and pulled back to lie on top of the closed trails for towing. A limber with a tow bar was provided for the horse team for towing. The sFH 36 used the same separate loading cased charges and projectile as the sFH 18 and it used the same sliding-block breech as the sFH 18. However, the sFH 36 used up to 7 bagged charges to vary velocity and range, while the sFH 18 used up to 8. Production of the sFH 36 ceased in 1942 due to increased mechanization of the army, limited supplies of light alloys and the prioritization of their use for aircraft production. The Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology in Koblenz has one of these cannons in its collection. sFH 18 and sFH 36 comparison +Barrel LengthWeightMuzzle VelocityRangesFH 184.44 m ftin 0 on L/29.55512 kg lb on210-520 m/s ft/s on8 charges max13.32 km mi onsFH 363.8 m ftin on L/25.53280 kg lb on210-485 m/s ft/s on7 charges max12.3 km mi on See also 152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) – Soviet 152 mm howitzer M114 155 mm howitzer - US howitzer of similar size References External links https://en.valka.cz/topic/view/66993/15-cm-sFH-36 Category:150 mm artillery Category:World War II field artillery Category:World War II artillery of Germany Category:Rheinmetall Category:World War II howitzers Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s