10.5 cm leFH 16
The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 (10.5 cm leFH 16) was a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II.
| 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 | |
|---|---|
A leFH 16 captured on 2 September 1918 by the 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), at Cagnicourt Wood, France. | |
| Type | Field howitzer |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1916–45 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany Belgium |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Designed | 1914–16 |
| Produced | 1916 |
| Variants | leFH 16 n.A |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Travel: 2,870 kg (6,330 lb) Combat: 1,525 kg (3,362 lb) |
| Length | 5.000 m (16 ft 4.9 in) |
| Barrel length | 2.310 m (7 ft 6.9 in) L/22 |
| Width | 1.650 m (5 ft 5.0 in) |
| Height | 1.650 m (5 ft 5.0 in) |
| Shell | cased separate-loading (5 charges) 105 x 155mm R |
| Shell weight | 14.81 kg (32.7 lb) (HE) 14.25 kg (31.4 lb) (AP) |
| Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -10° to +40° |
| Traverse | 4° |
| Rate of fire | 6-8 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 395 m/s (1,300 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,225 m (10,089 yd) |
| Filling | TNT |
| Filling weight | 1.38 kg (3.0 lb) |
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