Rheinmetall 12 cm leFH 08
| Rheinmetall 12 cm leFH 08 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Howitzer |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Norway Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Produced | 1908 |
| No. built | 8 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb) |
| Barrel length | 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) L/20 |
| Shell | 20.4 kilograms (45 lb) |
| Caliber | 120 mm (4.72 in) |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | Box-trail |
| Elevation | -5° to +45° |
| Traverse | 4° |
| Muzzle velocity | 300 m/s (1,476 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 6,100 metres (6,700 yd) |
The Rheinmetall 12 cm leFH 08 was a howitzer used by Norway in World War II. It was known in Norwegian service as the 12 cm felthaubits/m09. Captured guns were given a German designation after the Invasion of Norway as the 12 cm leFH 375(n). Two batteries of Artillerie-Abteilung 477, which served in Finland during the war, were equipped with 12 cm Norwegian howitzers, which might have included these guns.
The gun was license produced in Belgium as the Canon de 155 Mle 1913.
References
[edit]- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
- Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Heavy Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975 ISBN 0-668-03898-5
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