15 cm sFH 02

15 cm sFH 02

Infobox Weapon
name=15 cm sFH 02


caption=A German 15 cm sFH 02 howitzer from 1917
origin=Germany
type=heavy field howitzer
is_ranged=yes
is_bladed=
is_explosive=
is_artillery=yes
is_vehicle=
is_UK=
service=1903 - 1918
used_by=flag|German Empire
wars=World War I
designer=Krupp
design_date=1902
manufacturer=Krupp
production_date=
number=
variants=
weight=convert|2035|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|71|in|m
width=
height=convert|1.23|m|in
crew=
cartridge=convert|40.5|kg|lb
caliber=convert|149.1|mm|in
action=
rate=
velocity=325 m/sec
range=
max_range=convert|7450|m|yd
feed=
sights=
breech=
recoil=hydro-spring
carriage=
elevation=0° to +45°
traverse=4°
blade_type=
hilt_type=
sheath_type=
head_type=
haft_type=
diameter=
filling=
filling_weight=
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The 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 1902 was a German heavy field howitzer introduced in 1903 and served in World War I.

Design and history

It was the first artillery piece to use a modern recoil system in the German Army. Some 416 were in service at the beginning of the war [Jäger, p. 29] .

References

* Jäger, Herbert. "German Artillery of World War One". Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001 ISBN 1-86126-403-8

External links

* [http://www.lovettartillery.com/15cm_schwere_Feldhaubitze_1902_15cm_s_F_H_02.html Lovett Artillery Collection]
* [http://www.landships.freeservers.com/150mm_sfh_02_walkaround.htm sFH 02 on Landships]

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