10.5 cm leFH18 questions
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Hello!
Could these soldiers be Romanians?
Best regards, Aleks
Could these soldiers be Romanians?
Best regards, Aleks
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Who said that the Italians were using it ? They are plainly just helping the Germans (and there are a few in the pic) to move the gun.
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Hi all,
A 10.5cm leFH18 in position on a ship
Image from Ebay
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A 10.5cm leFH18 in position on a ship
Image from Ebay
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Here is a picture from ebay.de showing two 10,5 cm leFH18 with special pads on the wheels. The 2nd gun is on the second boat in the background.
These types of pads are known as “cingolis” in French but I don’t know what they are called in English and German. They were common in WW1.
This is the first time I see these pads on a WW2 German gun.
Emmanuel
These types of pads are known as “cingolis” in French but I don’t know what they are called in English and German. They were common in WW1.
This is the first time I see these pads on a WW2 German gun.
Emmanuel
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Emmanuel, Are they perhaps something that they were trying for Seelöwe, to allow the guns to cross soft sand on the invasion beaches ?
Alan
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Hi all,
A curious picture of a 10.5cm leFH18 howitzer located in a fortified and very well camouflaged position in Eastern Front.
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A curious picture of a 10.5cm leFH18 howitzer located in a fortified and very well camouflaged position in Eastern Front.
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
That photo looks like some of the verbal descriptions of camoflaged gun positions on the eastern and other fronts. Often the descriptions include a pit for the cannon.
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Hi all,
A very well camouflaged position of an 10.5cm leFH18 german howitzer in Westwall:
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
A very well camouflaged position of an 10.5cm leFH18 german howitzer in Westwall:
Image from Ebay
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Hello!
Still, I think the gun did not fire from this position - probably, this was just a shelter.
Best regards, Aleks
Yes, quite a nice photo.Sturm78 wrote:A very well camouflaged position of an 10.5cm leFH18 german howitzer in Westwall:
Still, I think the gun did not fire from this position - probably, this was just a shelter.
Best regards, Aleks
Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Hi all,
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer, in his horse-drawn version, used a limber ( Feldhaubitzprotze 18 ) with pressed metal wheels without tires. This limber was not used in the mot. variant, which used a different wheel design and solid rubber tires.
However, I've found this photo in which it appears this limber with the wheels of mot. version with solid rubber tires.
I had never seen this before. Any idea?
Image from "Artilleria experimental alemana en la Guerra Civil de España (1936-39)" book
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10.5cm leFH18 howitzer, in his horse-drawn version, used a limber ( Feldhaubitzprotze 18 ) with pressed metal wheels without tires. This limber was not used in the mot. variant, which used a different wheel design and solid rubber tires.
However, I've found this photo in which it appears this limber with the wheels of mot. version with solid rubber tires.
I had never seen this before. Any idea?
Image from "Artilleria experimental alemana en la Guerra Civil de España (1936-39)" book
Sturm78
Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Nobody for my last question ??
Well, here a rare image of 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers with pedrails
See also image posted by Emmanuel on 26 Nov 2011
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Well, here a rare image of 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers with pedrails
See also image posted by Emmanuel on 26 Nov 2011
Image from Ebay
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
What intrigued me was the limber. very strange. It went for more than I expected unfortuntaley!
Best,
Nezar
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Nezar
Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Come to think of it this type of limber would make sense. If you're landing heavy equipment on a beach you would want to lighten it as much as possible while still being able to tow it. Well this tiny limber I'm sure weighs a great deal less than the normal lefh18 limber and would still have allowed the gun to be towed on 4 wheels. Makes sense!
Best,
Nezar
Best,
Nezar
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Re: 10.5 cm leFH18 questions
Hi SturmSturm78 wrote:Hi all,
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer, in his horse-drawn version, used a limber ( Feldhaubitzprotze 18 ) with pressed metal wheels without tires. This limber was not used in the mot. variant, which used a different wheel design and solid rubber tires.
However, I've found this photo in which it appears this limber with the wheels of mot. version with solid rubber tires.
I had never seen this before. Any idea?
Image from "Artilleria experimental alemana en la Guerra Civil de España (1936-39)" book
Sturm78
Could this be a Spanish variation of the German limber? The horse harnesses are not the same as used by the Germans.
Clive
Clive