10.5 cm leFH 16 Field Gun
| Country of Origin | Germany |
| Type | Field Gun |
| Caliber | 105.000 mm |
| Barrel Length | 2.310 m |
| Weight | 1525.000 kg |
| Ammunition Weight | 14.81 kg |
| Rate of Fire | 4 rounds/min |
| Range | 9.225 km |
| Muzzle Velocity | 395 m/s |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbase10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 field howitzers, designed by the arms manufacturer Krupp, were first introduced into the Germany military in 1916. At the end of WW1, a number of them were given to Belgium as reparations. When Belgium was conquered by Germany in WW2, those surviving examples that were taken back into German service were redesignated 10.5 cm leFH 327 (b).Source: Wikipedia ww2dbase
Last Major Revision: Feb 2017
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