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Rheinmetall 12 cm leFH 08

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Rheinmetall 12 cm leFH 08
TypeHowitzer
Place of originGermany
Service history
Used by Norway
 Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerRheinmetall
ManufacturerRheinmetall
Produced1908
No. built8
Specifications
Mass1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
Barrel length2.4 metres (7.9 ft) L/20

Shell20.4 kilograms (45 lb)
Caliber120 mm (4.72 in)
RecoilHydro-pneumatic
CarriageBox-trail
Elevation-5° to +45°
Traverse
Muzzle velocity300 m/s (1,476 ft/s)
Maximum firing range6,100 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

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  • 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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