Field artillery and artillery

Artillery was used to stop attack or to support attack on long distances.They weren't so mobile.They had to dig in in case to fire and dig up in case they wanted to replace.

10.5cm leichte feldhaubitze 18

Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1939–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Hungary, Spain, Finland, Bulgaria
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1929-30
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall
Produced	1935-1945
Specifications
Weight	combat: 1,985 kg (4,377 lbs)
Barrel length	2.941 m (9 ft 8 in)
Crew	5
Shell	cased separate-loading (6 charges)
Shell weight	14.81 kilograms (32.7 lb) (HE) 14.25 kilograms (31.4 lb) (AP)
Caliber	105 mm (4.13 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding block
Recoil	hydropneumatic
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	-6° 30' to +40° 30'
Traverse	56°
Rate of fire	4-6 rpm
Muzzle velocity	470 m/s (1,542 ft/s)
Maximum range	10,675 m (11,675 yds)
Filling	TNT
Filling weight	1.38 kilograms (3.0 lb)

GRW 34

Type	Mortar
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
Used by	Germany  Bulgaria
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Designed	1922-1933
Produced	1934-1945
Variants	8 cm GrW 34/1
Specifications
Weight	62 kg (136.6 lbs) steel barrel 57 kg (125.6 lbs) alloy barrel
Barrel length	1,143 mm (45 in)
Shell	3.5 kg (7 lb 11 oz)
Caliber	81.4 mm (3.20 in)
Elevation	45° to 90°
Traverse	10° to 23°
Rate of fire	15-25 rpm
Muzzle velocity	174 m/s (571 ft/s)
Maximum range	2,400 m (2,624 yds)

flak 18

Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1936-1945
Used by	Nazi Germany  Finland
Wars	Spanish Civil War, World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1928
Manufacturer	Krupp, Rheinmetall
Unit cost	33,600 RM[1]
Produced	1933-1945
Number built	21,310[citation needed]
Specifications (Flak 36[2])
Weight	7,407 kg (16,325 lbs)
Length	5.791 m (20 ft)
Barrel length	4.938 m (16 ft 2 in) L/56
Height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) (firing)
Caliber	88 mm (3.46 in)
Barrels	One, 32 grooves with right-hand increasing twist from 1/45 to 1/30
Breech	Horizontal semi-automatic sliding block
Recoil	Independent liquid and hydropneumatic
Carriage	Sonderanhänger 202
Elevation	-3° to +85°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	15-20 rpm
Muzzle velocity	820 m/s (2,690 ft/s)
Effective range	14,810 m (16,200 yds) ground target 7,620 m (25,000 ft) effective ceiling
Maximum range	11,900 m (39,000 ft) maximum ceiling
Sights	ZF.20

21cm morser 18

Type	heavy howitzer
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	1939-1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Manufacturer	Krupp
Produced	1939-1945
Number built	711+
Specifications
Weight	16,700 kg (36,817 lbs)
Barrel length	6.51 m (21 ft 4 in) L/30
Shell	separate-loading cased ammunition (6 charges)
Shell weight	113 kg (250 lb) (HE)
Caliber	211 mm (8.30 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding block
Recoil	dual-recoil hydropneumatic
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-6° to +70°
Traverse	16° on wheels 360° on platform
Muzzle velocity	550 m/s (1,804 ft/s)
Effective range	14,500 m (15,857 yds)

Nebelwerfer 42

Type	Rocket artillery
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1942—45
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Number built	1587
Specifications
Weight	550 kilograms (1,200 lb) (empty)
Barrel length	1.3 metres (51 in)
Shell weight	112.6 kilograms (248 lb)
Caliber	21 centimetres (8.3 in)
Barrels	5
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	-5° to +45°
Traverse	24°
Muzzle velocity	320 metres per second (1,000 ft/s)
Maximum range	7,850 metres (8,580 yd)
Filling	HE
Filling weight	28.6 kilograms (63 lb)

2cm flak 30

Type	Anti-aircraft cannon
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	April 1934–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany, Finland
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall-Borsig, Mauser
Produced	1934–1945
Number built	more than 144,000[1] (Flakvierling count per barrel)
Variants	2 cm Flak 38, Gebirgsflak 38, Flakvierling 38
Specifications
Weight	450 kg (992 lbs)
Length	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
Barrel length	1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) L/65
Width	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Height	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Crew	7
Shell	20 × 138 mm. B
Caliber	20 mm (.79 in)
Elevation	-12°to ±90°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	280 – 450 rpm (cyclic) 120 – 180 rpm (practical)
Muzzle velocity	900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
Effective range	2,200 m (2,406 yds)
Feed system	20 round box magazine

3.7cm flak 43

Type	Anti-aircraft cannon
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1936—1945
Used by	Nazi Germany  Romania  Bulgaria
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall
Produced	1936—45
Number built	20,243[1]
Variants	BK 37 aircraft gun, 3.7 cm Flakzwilling 43
Specifications (3.7 cm Flak 43[1][why?])
Weight	2,000 kg (4,400 lb) (transport)
Crew	6-7
Shell	37 × 263 mm. B[citation needed]
Shell weight	623–659 grams (1.37–1.45 lb)
Caliber	37 millimetres (1.5 in)
Barrels	89 calibers
Breech	gas-operated bolt
Carriage	three-legged platform
Elevation	-7° 30' to +90° [citation needed]
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	150 rpm (practical)
Muzzle velocity	770–820 m/s (2,500–2,700 ft/s)
Effective range	4,800 m (15,700 ft) (anti-aircraft)
Maximum range	6,500 m (7,100 yd) (ground range)
Feed system	8-round clips

10.5cm flak 38

Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1937-1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall
Designed	1933
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall
Produced	1936-1945
Number built	Approx 2,000[citation needed]
Specifications (Flak 39)
Weight	10,224 kg (22,540 lbs)
Length	6.648 m (21 ft 10 in)
Barrel length	5.547 m (18 ft 2 in)
Shell	105 × 769 mm. R
Caliber	105 mm (4.13 in)
Barrels	One, 36 grooves with right-hand increasing twist from 1/48 to 1/36
Breech	Horizontal semi-automatic sliding block
Recoil	Hydropneumatic
Elevation	-3 to +85
Traverse	360
Muzzle velocity	881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)
Effective range	17,600 m (19,247 yds) ground target 9,450 m (31,003 ft) effective ceiling
Maximum range	11,400 m (37,401 ft) maximum ceiling

12.8cm flak 40

Type	Anti-Aircraft
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1942 to 1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall-Borsig
Designed	1936
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall-Borsig
Produced	1942
Number built	450
Variants	12.8 cm FlaK 40 12.8 cm FlaK 40 Zwilling
Specifications
Weight	17,000 kg (37,478 lbs)
Length	7.835 m (25 ft 8 in)
Barrel length	61 calibers
Caliber	128 mm (5.03 in)
Breech	Horizontal sliding
Recoil	Hydropneumatic
Carriage	Static or railcar mounted.
Elevation	-3 to +88 degrees
Traverse	360 degrees
Muzzle velocity	880 m/s (2,887 ft/s)
Maximum range	10,675 m (35,025 ft)
Feed system	Power rammer

2cm flak 38

Type	Anti-Aircraft Gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	March 1940–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Designed	1940
Manufacturer	Mauser
Produced	1940
Specifications
Weight	1,509 kg (3,327 lbs)
Length	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
Barrel length	1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) L/65
Width	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Height	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Crew	8
Shell	20 × 138 mm. B
Caliber	20 mm (.78 in)
Elevation	- 10° - +100°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	1,800 rpm (Cyclic) 800 rpm (Practical)
Muzzle velocity	900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
Effective range	2,200 m (2,406 yds)
Feed system	4x 20 round box magazines

Schwerer Gustav

Type	Super-Heavy Railway Gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1941–1945
Used by	Wehrmacht
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1934
Manufacturer	Krupp
Unit cost	7 million Reichsmark
Produced	1941
Number built	2
Specifications
Weight	1,350 tonnes (1,490 short tons; 1,330 long tons)
Length	47.3 metres (155 ft 2 in)
Barrel length	32.5 metres (106 ft 8 in) L/40.6
Width	7.1 metres (23 ft 4 in)
Height	11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in)
Crew	250 to assemble the gun in 3 days (54 hours), 2,500 to lay track and dig embankments. 2 Flak battalions to protect the gun from air attack.
Caliber	800 millimetres (31 in)
Elevation	Max of 48°
Rate of fire	1 round every 30 to 45 minutes or typically 14 rounds a day
Muzzle velocity	820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) (HE) 720 m/s (2,400 ft/s) (AP)
Effective range	about 39,000 metres (43,000 yd)
Maximum range	48,000 metres (52,000 yd) (HE) 38,000 metres (42,000 yd) (AP)

Nebelwerfer 41

Type	Rocket artillery
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1941—45
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	late 1930s—1940
Number built	345
Specifications
Weight	1,130 kilograms (2,500 lb) (empty)
Shell weight	82 kilograms (180 lb) (28 cm) 79 kilograms (170 lb) (32 cm)
Caliber	28 centimetres (11 in) 32 centimetres (13 in)
Barrels	6
Elevation	+13° 30' to +45°
Traverse	22° 30'
Muzzle velocity	145 metres per second (480 ft/s)
Maximum range	1,925 metres (2,105 yd) (28 cm) 2,200 metres (2,400 yd) (32 cm)
Filling	HE (28 cm) incendiary oil (32 cm)
Filling weight	50 kilograms (110 lb) (28 cm) 45 kilograms (99 lb) (32 cm)

15cm feldhaubitze 18

Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	1934–1970
Used by	Germany Finland Republic of China
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	late 1920s
Manufacturer	Krupp, Rheinmetall, Spreewerke,M.A.N. and Skoda
Produced	1933—45
Number built	5403[1]
Variants	sFH 18M
Specifications
Weight	5,530 kg (12,191 lbs)
Barrel length	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) L/30
Shell	149 mm × 260 R (cased separate-loading ammunition)
Shell weight	43.5 kg (96 lb) (HE)
Caliber	149.1 mm (5.89 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding block
Recoil	hydropneumatic
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	−3° to +45°
Traverse	64°
Rate of fire	4 rpm
Muzzle velocity	495 m/s (1,620 ft/s)
Maximum range	13,250 m (14,490 yd)

15cm sIG 33

Type	heavy infantry gun
Place of origin	Weimar Republic
Service history
In service	1927-1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall
Designed	1927-33
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall, AEG-Fabriken, Bohemisch Waffenfabrik
Produced	1936-1945
Number built	around 4,600
Specifications
Weight	1,800 kg (4,000 lb)
Length	4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)
Barrel length	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) L/11
Width	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Shell	cased separate-loading (6 charges)
Caliber	149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding block
Recoil	hydropneumatic
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	0° to +73° or -4° to +75°
Traverse	11.5°
Rate of fire	2-3 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	240 m/s (790 ft/s) (HE)
Effective range	4,700 m (5,100 yd)
Sights	Rblf36