7.5 cm le IG 18

Infantry Artillery

Service Data:

In Service: 1927 to 1945

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:

Technical Data:

Type: leichtes Infanteriegeschütz

Calibre: 7.5 cm
Length: 884 mm
Weight: 400 kg
Breech: shotgun pattern, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: -10° to +75°
Traverse: 12°
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 260 m/s
Effective range: 3,795 m
Shell Weight: 3.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:

Other: Infantry Artillery
Articles:

History:

The 7.5 cm le IG 18 (7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 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