#105 mm leFH 18

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Obusier allemand de 105 mm leFH 18 abandonné sur une position de tir à Königsberg – Bataille de Königsberg – Offensive de Prusse-Orientale – Avril 1945

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1941 German soldiers are firing 105-mm howitzer leFH 18 at the Soviet troops on Mikhaylovskaya Street in Zhytomyr, Ukraine SSR. http://bit.ly/2QSWHJn

[nebris]

The StuH 42

In 1942, a variant of the Ausf.F received a 4.1 in (105 mm) howitzer under the ordnance name Sturmhaubitze 42, Sd.Kfz.142/2. It was a late reversion to the close infantry support rôle, but with a more modern chassis, as more Ausf.F/8s (long) and Ausf.Gs were used for the antitank rôle. The howitzer was derived from a 10.5 cm leFH 18 with electric fire and a muzzle brake, although the latter was often omitted due to the lack of materials. About 1300 vehicles were built by Alkett from March 1943 to March 1945, after an initial delivery of 12 vehicles tested from repaired F and F/8s between the fall of 1942 and January 1943.