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10.5 cm
Leichte Feldhaubitze 43
Entwurf I

Field Artillery






Service Data:

In Service: to

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: Prototype

Technical Data:

Type: Leichte Feldhaubitze

Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 2.941 m
Weight: 2,400 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, electrically fired
Recoil:
Carriage: cruciform
Elevation: -4° to +70°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 595 m/s estimated
Effective range: 13,000 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
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History:

The 10.5 cm le FH 43 (10.5 cm Leichte Feldhaubitze 43)

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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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