10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40
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The 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 (10.5 cm GebH 40) was a 10.5 cm (4.1 in) German mountain howitzer used during World War II. A total of 420 were built during World War II. It saw action with German mountain divisions in Finland, Italy, France, on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans from 1942. It served with a number of European countries into the 1960s.
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10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 | |
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Type | Mountain gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1942–65 |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Designer | Böhler |
Designed | 1938–40 |
Manufacturer | Böhler |
Produced | 1942–45 |
No. built | 420 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,660 kg (3,660 lb) |
Barrel length | 2.87 metres (9 ft 5 in) L/30 |
Shell | Separate QF 105 x 284 mm R[1] |
Shell weight | 14.52 kg (32 lb 0 oz) |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-block |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -4° 30' to +71° |
Traverse | 51° |
Rate of fire | 4–6 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 565 m/s (1,850 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) |
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