7.5cm INFANTERIEGESCHÜTZ 37

7.5cm INFANTERIEGESCHÜTZ 37
Image: 7.5cm leIG 37 (Axis History Forum / Unknown Source)
YearJune 1944
Weapon TypeLight Infantry Gun
Origin & DesignerGermany/Krupp & Rheinmetall
Numbers Produced1.304
Crew5
Calibre75mm (75x89R)
Elevation-10° to +40°
Traverse58°
BreechVertical Sliding Block
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageSplit Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield4.4mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.798mm (L/24)
Overall Length3.38m
Width1.61m
Height1.17m
WeightWeight in Traction: 530 kg
Weight in Action: 510 kg
Round WeightHE: Gr.18 - 5.50 kg
HEAT: IGr.38 HI/A - 3.05 kg
Muzzle VelocityHE: 280 m/s
HEAT: 260 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire12 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range5.150m
Armour Penetration85mm @ 500m @ 30°
TractionHorse Drawn (Two Horses) & Motorised (Kfz 12)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe leIG 37 was an infantry support gun developed late in the war to supplement the leIG 18. It was initially going to be an up-graded model to be issued to infantry gun platoons and called the 7.5cm leIG 42 which was never put into production. Late in the war the infantry needed more support guns, so the leIG 42 barrel was mounted on the carriage of the obsolete PaK 36. It fired the same ammunition as the leIG 18 and was issued to infantry gun companies from mid-1944 to the end of the war.