Year | 1914 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Field Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Krupp |
Numbers Produced | 1000 |
Crew | 8 |
Calibre | 149.7mm |
Elevation | 0° to +45° |
Traverse | 5° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydrospring |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 3mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.096mm (L/17) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 3000 kg Weight in Action: 2.250 kg |
Round Weight | 42 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 381 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 3 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 8.675m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Horse Drawn (Six Horses) & Motorised (Sd.Kfz 7) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The sFH 13/02 was a standard heavy howitzer issued during the First World War. It was still in use during the interwar period until replaced by the sFH 18. In the 1930s they were issued to reserve heavy artillery battalions or used for training. During World War Two they were used as coastal artillery. |