10.5 cm leFH 16

10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16

Type	Field howitzer
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1916–45
Used by	German Empire Belgium Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Specifications
Weight	1,525 kg (3,362 lb)
Barrel length	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) L/22

Shell	separate-loading, cased charge
Shell weight	14.81 kg (32.7 lb) (HE) 14.25 kg (31.4 lb) (AP)
Caliber	105 mm (4.1 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding block
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-10° to +40°
Traverse	4°
Rate of fire	4-5 rpm
Muzzle velocity	395 m/s (1,300 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	9,225 m (10,089 yd)
Filling	TNT
Filling weight	1.38 kg (3.0 lb)

The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 (10.5 cm leFH 16) was a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II. It was introduced in 1916 as a successor to 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09, featuring a longer barrel and hence longer range. It had the same carriage as the 7.7 cm FK 16.

Only 84 of these guns remained in service in Germany after 1918 as the basic howitzer, until the introduction of 10.5 cm leFH 18 in 1935. Guns turned over to Belgium as reparations after World War I were taken into German Army service after the conquest of Belgium as the 10.5 cm leFH 327 (b).

References

Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, 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
Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X
Jäger, Herbert. German Artillery of World War One. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001 ISBN 1-86126-403-8

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German artillery of World War I

Infantry and mountain guns	7.62 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/16.5 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/20 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/27

Mortars	7.58 cm leMW 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz 17 cm mMW 24 cm Ladungswerfer Ehrhardt schwerer 24 cm Flügelminenwerfer "Iko" 25 cm sMW Albrecht mortar

Field, medium and heavy guns	7.7 cm FK 96 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. 7.7 cm FK 16 7.7 cm KiH 10.5 cm FH 98/09 10.5 cm leFH 16 10 cm K 04 10 cm K 14 10 cm K 17 13.5 cm K 09 15 cm L/40 Feldkanone i.R. 15 cm sFH 02 15 cm sFH 13 15 cm Kanone 16 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L.

Superheavy and siege artillery	21 cm Mörser 10 21 cm Mörser 16 21 cm Paris Gun 28 cm Haubitze L/12 38 cm Langer Max 42 cm Gamma Mörser 42 cm Big Bertha

Railroad artillery	15 cm SK "Nathan" 17 cm SK L/40 "Samuel" 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert" 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto" 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl" 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" 38 cm SK L/45 "Max"

Anti-aircraft artillery	8.8 cm Flak 16 Flaming onion

German artillery of World War II

Tank guns	2 cm KwK 30 3.7 cm KwK 36 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) 5 cm KwK 38 5 cm KwK 39 7.5 cm KwK 37 7.5 cm KwK 40 7.5 cm KwK 42 8.8 cm KwK 36 8.8 cm KwK 43

Anti-tank guns	2.8 cm sPzB 41 3.7 cm Pak 36 4.2 cm Pak 41 4.7 cm Pak 38(t) 4.7 cm Pak 181(f) 5 cm Pak 38 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 7.5 cm Pak 39 7.5 cm Pak 40 7.5 cm Pak 41 7.5 cm Pak 42 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) 8 cm PAW 600 8.8 cm Pak 43 12.8 cm Pak 44

Infantry and mountain guns	7.5 cm leIG 18 7.5 cm IG 37 7.5 cm IG 42 7.5 cm GebH 34 7.5 cm GebG 36 10.5 cm GebH 40 15 cm sIG 33

Recoilless guns	7.5 cm LG 40 10.5 cm LG 40 10.5 cm LG 42

Heavy mortars	10 cm NbW 35 10 cm NbW 40 12 cm GrW 42 20 cm leLdgW 21 cm GrW 69 38 cm schwerer Ladungswerfer

Rocket artillery	7.3 cm Föhn-Gerät 7.3 cm Propagandawerfer 41 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43 15 cm Do-Gerät 15 cm NbW 41 21 cm NbW 42 28/32 cm NbW 41 30 cm NbW 42 30 cm Raketenwerfer 56 Wurfrahmen 40

Field, medium and heavy guns	7.5 cm FK 16 nA 7.5 cm FK 18 7.5 cm FK 38 7.5 cm FK 7M85 10 cm K 17 10 cm sK 18 10.5 cm leFH 16 10.5 cm leFH 18 10.5 cm leFH 18M 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 10.5 cm sK 18/40 15 cm sFH 13 15 cm sFH 18 15 cm K 16 15 cm K 18 15 cm K 39 15 cm SK C/28 17 cm K 18 21 cm Mrs 16 21 cm Mrs 18

Superheavy and siege artillery	21 cm K 38 21 cm K 39 24 cm H 39 24 cm K (t) 24 cm Kanone L/46 24 cm K 3 28 cm H L/12 35.5 cm Haubitze M1 42 cm Gamma Mörser Karl-Gerät 80 cm K (E) Gustav

Railroad artillery	15 cm K (E) 17 cm K (E) 20.3 cm K (E) 21 cm K 12 (E) 24 cm Th K (E) 24 cm ThBr K (E) 28 cm kzBr K (E) 28 cm lgBr K (E) 28 cm sBr K (E) 28 cm Br NK (E) 28 cm K 5 (E) 38 cm Siegfried K (E) 80 cm K (E) Gustav

Anti-aircraft guns	2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling 2 cm Gebirgsflak 38 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 5 cm Flak 41 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40

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