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10.5 Cm Gebirgshaubitze 40
The 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 (10.5 cm GebH 40) was a Nazi Germany, German mountain gun, mountain howitzer used during World War II. A total of 420 were built during World War II. It saw action with German mountain divisions in Finland, Italy, France, on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front and in the Balkans from 1942. It served with a number of European countries into the 1960s. Development and description The ''10.5 cm GebH 40'' was designed to meet an German Army (Wehrmacht), Army requirement for a 10.5 cm howitzer to serve in the mountain divisions (''Gebirgs Divisionen''). Both Rheinmetall and Böhler submitted designs for troop trials in 1940 and Böhler was selected for production, although actual production did not begin until 1942.Gander and Chamberlain, p. 289 Some 420 were built between 1942 and 1945. The design of the ''10.5 cm GebH 40'' was relatively conventional in regard to the gun itself, with its standard German horizontal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Gun
Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for use in mountain warfare and areas where usual wheeled transport is not possible. They are generally capable of being taken apart to make smaller loads for transport by horses, humans, mules, tractors, or trucks. As such, they are sometimes called "pack guns" or "pack howitzers". During the American Civil War these small portable guns were widely used and were called "mountain howitzers". The first designs of modern breechloading mountain guns with recoil control and the capacity to be easily broken down and reassembled into highly efficient units were made by Greek army engineers P. Lykoudis and Panagiotis Danglis (after whom the Schneider-Danglis gun was named) in the 1890s. Mountain guns are similar to infantry support guns. They are largely outdated, their role being filled by howitzers, mortars, multiple rocket launchers, recoilless rifles and missiles. Most modern artillery is manufactured from light-weight materials and can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
