| Year | 1942 |
| Weapon Type | Light Field Howitzer |
| Origin & Designer | Germany/Rheinmetall |
| Numbers Produced | 10.215 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Calibre | 105mm (105x155R) |
| Elevation | -6° to +40° |
| Traverse | 56° |
| Breech | Horizontal Sliding Block |
| Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
| Gun Sight | Rbl.F.32 |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Carriage | Split Trail |
| Trailers | [@trailers] |
| Gun Shield | 4mm |
| Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
| Barrel Length | 3.300mm (L/31) |
| Overall Length | 6.15m |
| Width | 2.10m |
| Height | 1.82m |
| Weight | Weight in Traction: 2.900 kg Weight in Action: 1.995 kg |
| Round Weight | HE: 14.81 kg AP: 14.25 kg |
| Muzzle Velocity | HE: 540 m/s AP: 495 m/s |
| Feed | [@feed] |
| Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
| Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
| Rate of Fire | 8 r.p.m. |
| Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
| Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
| Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
| Maximum Range | 12.325m |
| Armour Penetration | 59mm @ 500m @ 30° |
| Traction | Horse Drawn (Six Horses) & Motorised (Sd.Kfz 11) |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | In early 1942 a request was made to design a light field howitzer to replace the leFH 18 series. The leFH 18 was proving to be too heavy in manoeuvre in the field and they wanted a new design which would be easier to produce. The decided to mount the barrel of the leFH 18M to a PaK 40 carriage and add larger road wheels. This resulted in a light howitzer that could fire slightly faster than its predecessors. The leFH 18/40 never fully replaced the leFH 18M and both howitzers served until the end of the war. |