Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider

Infobox Weapon
name=Canon de 105 court mle 1934


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origin=France
type=howitzer
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is_explosive=yes
is_artillery=yes
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service=1935-1945
used_by=flag|France
flag|Nazi Germany
wars=World War II
designer=Schneider
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manufacturer=Schneider
production_date=1935-1940
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weight=convert|1722|kg|lb
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part_length=convert|2.09|m|ft
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caliber=105 mm (4.13 in)
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rate=5 rpm
velocity=465 m/s(1,525 ft/s)
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max_range=convert|10700|m|yd
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carriage=split trail
elevation=-8° to 43°
traverse=45°
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The Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider was a French howitzer used in World War II. Captured weapons were used by the German Heer as the 10.5 cm leFH 324(f). It was a conservative design by Schneider et Cie intended to replace their World War I-era Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider (L 13 S). Production was slow with only 144 built by the beginning of the Battle of France. A more advanced 105 mm howitzer design, the Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B, was produced by the State Arsenal at Bourges, and was ordered in larger numbers.

References

* Englemann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. "Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliderung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz". Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974

* 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