10.5 cm leFH 18M

December 2015 August 2014 10.5 cm leFH 18M 10.5cm leFH 18M howitzer at Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France (53295996183).jpg 300 On display at the Musée des Blindés, Saumur Germany Howitzer yes yes 1941–45 See 10.5 cm leFH 18M Operators yes World War II Portuguese Colonial War Syrian Civil War 1940–41 Rheinmetall 1941–45 1985 kg lb on 2.941 m ftin on 1 (28 calibers)3.271 m ftin on 1 (with Muzzle brake) Separate QF (6 charges) 105 x 155mm Rhttp://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable11.html 101 www.quarryhs.co.uk 2017-09-04 2015-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226010317/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable11.html dead 14.81 kg lboz on (HE) 15.71 kg lboz on (AP) 105 mm (4.13 in) 4–6 rpm 540 m/s (1,772 ft/s) 12,325 m (13,479 yds) Horizontal sliding-block Hydro-pneumatic Split trail -6° 30' to +40° 30' 56° TNT 1.38 kg lboz on The 10.5 cm leFH 18M (de leichte Feldhaubitze "light field howitzer") was a German light howitzer used in the Second World War. The gun, less the carriage and shield, was also used as the armament of the Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe self-propelled artillery vehicle. It was an improved version of the 10.5cm leFH 18 howitzer that offered superior range.Bishop, Chris. The encyclopedia of weapons of world War II. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2002, p.144 History The 10.5 cm leFH 18M superseded the 10.5 cm leFH 18 as the standard German divisional field howitzer used during the Second World War. It was designed and developed by Rheinmetall after the war broke out in an effort to get more range from the basic leFH 18 design. A muzzle brake was fitted and the recoil system adjusted to allow the use of a more powerful charge and new long-range shell. Generally it did not equip independent artillery battalions until after the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. 53 were also exported to Finland, where they were known as 105 H 33. During the Syrian Civil War, some rebel groups such as the Islamic Front and Ahrar al-Sham seized some guns and ammunition from museums or Syrian Arab Army warehouses.Taylor Adam New video shows Syrian rebels using a WWII-era Nazi howitzer https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/21/new-video-shows-syrian-rebels-using-a-wwii-era-nazi-howitzer/ 5 January 2026 The Washington Post 22 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170628104804/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/21/new-video-shows-syrian-rebels-using-a-wwii-era-nazi-howitzer/ 28 June 2017Mitzer Stijn Oliemans Joost World War II-Era German Howitzers Continue To See Use In The Syrian Civil War https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2015/05/world-war-ii-era-german-howitzers.html Oryx 1 January 2026 21 May 2015 Description Many were converted from the 10.5 cm leFH 18 and retained their original wood-spoked or pressed steel wheels. The former were only suitable for horse traction. Initially, it was fitted with a single-baffle muzzle brake of relatively low efficiency. This was later improved by welding two protruding ears to the rear of the port. However this style of muzzle brake proved troublesome with the early designs of high velocity anti-tank shells and a new cage-type muzzle brake was designed and fitted. The new FH Gr Fern long-range shell was about 25 mm in longer than the normal shells used by the leFH 18 guns, but had a shorter streamlined section behind the driving band to accommodate the larger powder charge required. This fit in the standard cartridge case, but protruded about 50 mm in past its mouth. Ballistically, the 10.5 cm leFH 18M and the leFH 18/40 are identical. Operators Nazi Germany – Supplied by Nazi Germany. Saw use during the Portuguese Colonial War − Supplied by Czechoslovakia. Saw limited use during the Syrian Civil War Foss 1981 26 See also 10.5 cm leFH 16, a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II 10.5 cm leFH 18, previous version of the leFH 18/M 10.5 cm leFH 18/40, a light howitzer mounted on a 7.5 cm PaK 40 antitank gun carriage, used by Germany in World War II Wespe, a self-propelled gun based on a leFH 18/M mounted on a modified Panzer II chassis, used by Germany in World War II Notes Sources 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 Foss Christopher F. Christopher F Foss Artillery of the world 1981 Charles Scribner's Sons New York 978-0-684-16722-0 3rd https://archive.org/details/artilleryofworld0000foss_1981/ registration Internet Archive 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 Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 1-85367-480-X left Category:World War II artillery of Germany Category:World War II field artillery Category:105 mm artillery Category:Rheinmetall Category:World War II howitzers Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1941