Year | 1937 |
Weapon Type | Light Field Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Rheinmetall |
Numbers Produced | [@numbers_produced] |
Crew | 7 |
Calibre | 105mm (105x155R) |
Elevation | -5° to +42° |
Traverse | 56° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | Telescopic |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.7mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.940mm (L/28) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | 2.040 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 14.81 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 471 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 7 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 10.675m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Horse Dawn (Six Horses) & Motorised |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 37M was the German built leFH 18 which were bought by Hungary in 1937. They had new wheels added and these replaced the old 14AMs as the standard field howitzer. |