Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp,
Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built: Prototype
Technical Data:
Type: Schwere Feldhaubitze
Calibre: 15 cm
Length: 4.875 m
Weight: 5,400 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: 0° to +70°
Traverse: 60�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 595 m/s
Effective range: 15,400 m
Shell Weight: kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Heavy
Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 15 cm s FH 40 (15 cm Schwere Feldhaubitze 40)
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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