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10.5 cm leFH18 questions

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Post by Sturm78 » 23 Dec 2009, 13:14

Hi all,

I found this picture some time ago on Ebay. The image shows some 10.5cm leFH18 german howitzers with a rare canvas.
Have anyone any idea of its purpose? Camouflaged, protection,.... 8O

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Post by Carl Schwamberger » 25 Dec 2009, 16:10

As a former artilleryman I can see some utility as protection during storage. These cannon (if that is actually what they are) are limbered to cassions so perhaps the person directing their installation thought them of use while moving.


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Post by Sturm78 » 07 Jul 2010, 10:08

Hi all,

I found this curious image on Ebay. 10.5cm leFH18 in AA use??? 8O

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 07 Jul 2010, 14:43

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

I found this curious image on Ebay. 10.5cm leFH18 in AA use??? 8O

Regards Sturm78

Hi Strum

Could it be in use as a mortar rather than AA use? I know in WW1 shuch field to AA conversions were made but by 1939 aircraft were going too fast for this type of set up.

The British quite often dug pits for the trail of the 25 pdr gun to give it higher elevation thus increasing its use as a howitzer.

Building the turntable and digging a pit makes me think that the gun is in some sort of seige role.
Clive

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Post by jopaerya » 07 Jul 2010, 17:19

Thanks Sturm78

Very nice picture of the 10.5 cm l.F.H.18 on the mounting .

Regards Jos

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Post by Dili » 07 Jul 2010, 20:15

Italians made that kind of setup in WW2 for 75/27. I don't know about Germans.

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Post by AVV » 07 Jul 2010, 21:03

Good evening!
Sturm78 wrote:I found this curious image on Ebay.
Nice photo. :D
Some sort of experiment, may be?

Best regards, Aleks

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Post by Carl Schwamberger » 09 Jul 2010, 16:08

Anti aircraft use is hypotheticaly possible. More likely is the gunners are anticipating fire missions in any direction, and a requirement for high angle fire. We occasionally emplaced our light 105mm (M101 & M102) howitzers the same, tho without the platform. In the Viet Nam war it was normal to emplace for a full 360 degrees traverse.

The sunburnt man in the forground, & the sparse vegitation suggests this photo was made in Africa. If so then it may be Tunisia, hence the need for high angle so as to fire onto the reverse slopes of the hills or into adjacent valleys.

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Post by Simon Orchard » 10 Jul 2010, 11:01

I'd go for high angle fire but as for the location, my instinct tells me southern Russia\Ukraine summer of 41 or 42

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Post by AVV » 10 Jul 2010, 12:01

Hello!
Simon Orchard wrote:my instinct tells me southern Russia\Ukraine summer of 41 or 42
Yes, IMHO the landscape also points to Eastern Front.

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Post by Carl Schwamberger » 11 Jul 2010, 02:57

First time around I did not pick up on the uniform or the horse type carriage. Those make Africa less likely for the location.

The high level of exposure of the cannon is odd. The several cannon crew descriptions I have from the eastern front have quite a bit about the RKKA counter battery fires from late 1942. Camoflage and gun pits were a priority for their batteries.

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Post by Sturm78 » 03 Sep 2010, 20:20

Hi all,

I found this curious image on Ebay. 10.5cm leFH18 howitzer with nice camo:

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Post by Sturm78 » 19 Mar 2011, 20:35

Hi all,

German soldiers?? :?

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Re: 10.5cm leFH18 questions

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Post by Alanmccoubrey » 19 Mar 2011, 21:05

No, Italians.
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Post by Sturm78 » 23 Mar 2011, 13:37

Alanmccoubrey wrote
No, Italians.
Did the italians used the 10.5cm leFH18 howitzer? :? I don`t think so.

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