10.5 cm mountain howitzer 40
| 10.5 cm mountain howitzer 40 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 10.5 cm mountain howitzer 40 |
| Manufacturer country: | German Empire |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Böhler brothers, Kapfenberg |
| Development year: | 1938 to 1940 |
| Production time: | 1942 to 1945 |
| Number of pieces: | ~ 420 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 2.87 m |
| Caliber : |
10.5 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 30 |
| Cadence : | 4-6 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −5 to +70 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 50 |
The 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 was a mountain gun of the Wehrmacht during World War II .
history
The gun developed by the Böhler brothers in Kapfenberg had a support plate under the carriage axis. Since the wheels folded up when the carriage spars were spread, the gun rested on the support plate and the ends of the spar.
For transport, the gun was divided into five loads and packed in single-axle trailers, all of which were pulled by a Kettenkrad while driving one behind the other . The life of a barrel that fired 14.81 kilograms of bullets was approximately 8,000 to 10,000 rounds.
The Gebirgshaubitze 40 had been used in the heavy artillery departments of the mountain divisions since 1942. In 1942: 30, 1943: 104, 1944: 223 and 1945 at least one mountain howitzer 40 was delivered.
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .
- Ian V. Hogg : German Artillery of World War Two . Stackpoole Books, Mechanicsburg 2002, ISBN 1-85367-480-X .
- Herbert Michaelis, Ernst Schraepler (ed.): Causes and consequences. From the German collapse in 1918 and 1945 to the state reorganization of Germany in the present . Volume 26, Berlin.
