Germany 15cm sFH 18

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 15cm sFH 18 (Field Gun) History Designed before the war by both companies, however the final design had the gun manufactured by Rheinmetal and the carriage made by Krupp. This design was outranged by the Russian 122m and 152mm guns later in the war. Manufacturer Krupp/Rheinmetal Manufactured 1934 - 1945 Calibre 150mm Length L/45 Rate of Fire 4 rpm   15cm Gr 39 Hl (HEAT High Explosive Anti-Tank) 150mm 38Kg 460M/Sec Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.22 0.44 0.89 1.84 2.84 3.89 5.02 6.21 Penetration(mm@30°) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Penetration(mm@0°) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 74 34 22 6 3

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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