15 cm
Schwere Feldhaubitze 18

Heavy Field Artillery

Service Data:

In Service: 1933 to 1945

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Krupp, M.A.N Rheinmetall-Borsig, Spreewerk, Skoda
Number built: 5,403

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, Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Czechoslovakia
Variants:

Other: Heavy Field Artillery
Articles:

History:

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

Gallery:

Film Footage 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

For a complete list of sources