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15 cm
Schwere Feldhaubitze 18/43

Heavy Field Artillery




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Service Data:

In Service: to

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Krupp, Rheinmetall-Borsig, Skoda
Number built: Prototype

Technical Data:

Type: Schwere Feldhaubitze

Calibre: 15 cm
Length: 4.495 m
Weight: 5,512 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: -3° to +45°
Traverse: 64�
Rate of fire: 4 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 495 m/s
Effective range: 13,350 m
Shell Weight: 43.50 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:

Other: Heavy Field Artillery
Articles:

History:

The 15 cm s.F.H.18/43 (15 cm Schwere Feldhaubitze 18/43)

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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