Service Data:
In Service: 1942 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Leicht Geschütz
Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 1.902 m
Weight: 388 kg
Breech: side opening, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: -15° to +40°30
Traverse: 80°
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: m/s
Effective range: m
Shell Weight: 14.80 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
10.5 cm Leicht Geschütz 40/1 alloy mountings
10.5 cm Leicht Geschütz 40/2 steel mountings
Other: Recoilless
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 10.5 cm LG 40 (10.5 cm Leicht Geschütz 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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