Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: Prototype
Technical Data:
Type: Leichte Feldhaubitze
Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 3.675 m
Weight: 2,450 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, electrically fired
Recoil:
Carriage: cruciform
Elevation: -4° to +70°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 655 m/s estimated
Effective range: 14,200 m estimated
Shell Weight: 14.80 kg estimated
Used by: Heer
Variants:
10.5 cm
Leichte Feldhaubitze 43 (K I)
10.5 cm Leichte Feldhaubitze 43 (K II)
10.5 cm
Leichte Feldhaubitze 43 (S)
Other: Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 10.5 cm le FH 43 (10.5 cm Leichte Feldhaubitze 43)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
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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