15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25
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The 15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 (Heavy howitzer model 25) was a Czech heavy howitzer used in the Second World War. It was taken into Wehrmacht service as the 15 cm sFH 25(t). Slovakia had 126 in inventory.[1]
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15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 | |
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Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1930-1945 |
Used by | Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Slovakia |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda |
Manufacturer | Škoda |
Produced | 1924-34 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3,800 kilograms (8,400 lb) |
Barrel length | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) L/18 |
Shell | 42 kilograms (93 lb) |
Caliber | 149.1 mm (5.87 in) |
Carriage | box trail |
Elevation | -5° to +70° |
Traverse | 7° |
Rate of fire | 1-2 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 450 m/s (1,476 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 11,800 metres (12,900 yd) |
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