10.5 cm light Field Howitzer leFH 18
The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18 was the standard field artillery piece of the German Wehrmacht in World War Two. The Gefechtsbatterie firing battery consisted of four 10.5 cm le. F. H. 18, either horse-drawn or towed by a Sd.Kfz. 6 or Sd.Kfz. 11 prime mover.
Available Scale Model Kits
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18 with Protze 18, 1:72 Revell 02515
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18, 1:76 AB Figures AP9
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/22
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18, 1:76 Nitto
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18M, 1:35 AFV Club 35S24
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18M, 1:72 Armourfast 89001
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18M, 1:76 AB Figures AP10
- Undercarriage for 10,5 cm le.FH 18, 1:76 AB Figures AP11
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18M with Protze 18, 1:87 Preiser 16527
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/39, 1:72 ACE 72216
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/39, 1:72 First To Fight PL1939-037
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/39, 1:87 Artitec 6870747
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/39, horse-drawn, 1:87 Preiser 16513
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/39, horse-drawn, 1:285 GHQ G501
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/39, 1:300 Heroics & Ros G061
- 10,5 cm le.FH 18/40, 1:35 AFV Club 35089
Technical Specifications
- Designation: 10.5 cm leicht Feldhaubitze 18 (10.5 cm le. F. H. 18)
- Calibre: 105 mm
- Caliber Length: 2940 mm (L/28)
- Elevation: -5° to +45°
- Traverse: 56°
- Weight: 3490 kg
- Rate of Fire: 6 to 8 rounds per minute
- Range: 10,675 m
- Armour Penetration at 0-100 m:
- 78 mm, using A.P.H.E. (Pz.Gr.)
- 106 mm, using A.P. (Pz.Gr. 39)
- 103 mm, using H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/A)
- 116 mm, using H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/B)
- 128 mm, using H.C. (Gr. 39 Hl/C)
Bibliography
- Hogg, Ian: Twentieth-Century Artillery
Historical Employment
- German Army (Reichswehr and Wehrmacht), 1935–1945
- Hungarian Army
Self-Propelled Mountings
- 10.5 cm light SP Howitzer “Wespe”, Sd.Kfz. 124
During World War Two, the artillery regiment of a German infantry division had three light artillery battalions, each of three Gefechtsbatterien firing batteries of 10.5 cm l.FH 18 light field howitzers. Each battery consisted of four light howitzers.