RodB Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 Here is a photo posted to Flickr, shows a German howitzer at the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 in Belgium, being inspected by New Zealand defence minister and his party. Is this a 15cm schwere feldhaubitze 1913 ? thanks. Rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 Rod, Unfortunately, it is not a good angle photograph. Here are some other 15cm schwere feldhaubitze 1913 photos, I think the British soldiers called them 5.9's. Regards, Leo German 15cm schwere feldhaubitze battery - Guns plus their Limbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 German 5.9 inch Howitzer - German 15cm schwere feldhaubitze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 German 15cm schwere feldhaubitze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 The different German 15-cm M 1913 Long Howitzer - Range 9,296 yards - Rate of Fire 2 rounds per minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBris Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 Certainly looks like one. Ralph Lovett has a unrestored one in his collection at sFH 13. The 5.9" projectile could be fired from an sFH 02, sFH 13 or sFH 13 lg. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hederer Posted 25 February , 2012 Share Posted 25 February , 2012 Rod, That's definitely a s.F.H. 13. The band flush with the end of the tube is a good indicator. Source: Das Gerät der Artillerie vor, in und nach dem Weltkrieg V. Teil, 1937. Schirmer. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodB Posted 25 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2012 Thank you gentlemen, that identifies it. To me photographs seem to show different lengths for gun barrels depending on perspective - e.g. the barrels in the photograph of the deployed battery in WWI look quite long, even though they are definitely the original short barrel 1913. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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