15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice)

15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15 cm heavy field howitzer)
15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18/L32 / 150毫米L/32重榴弹炮
Dear Sirs,
Some time ago, I came across the Com-central and Overvalwagen servers, an interesting question about German arms exports to Chiang Kai-shek China. One of the answers described the 150 mm howitzer company Rheinmetall, which was supposed to be more powerful than the standard German 15- cm sFH 18.


The German name of this weapon was not found, yet the weapon is known under the English name: Rheinmetall commercial L/32, 15 cm field howitzer.


A brief history
In the early 1930s, the command of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army decided to modernize its artillery units. That is why it addressed several companies in Europe, including the Pilsen-based Škoda and the Rheinmetall in Düsseldorf. The last of the named armories proved to be the most accommodating to Chinese demands. The weapons were delivered during 1934 and included the training of operators directly at the manufacturer. Twenty-four howitzers were received by the newly formed 10th Artillery Regiment (& # 28846; & # 20153; & # 31532; 10 & # 22242 ;, 10th Artillery Regiment), which used these howitzers in the battles for the city of Shanghai in 1937. occurred in 1941-1942, during a raid by Chinese expeditionary forces against the Japanese in Burma. In the years 1945-1949, there was a civil war in China, but the details of the use of Rheinmetall howitzers in these battles are not known.


The last two pieces of the 15 cm L/32 Rheinmetall howitzer can be seen in the Beijing Military Museum.


Basic data
- manufacturer: Rheinmetall Borsig AG, Düsseldorf-Derendorf
- factory name: not identified
- start of development: about 1930
- exports in: 1934
- made: 24 pieces
- trade name: not identified
- Expected Chinese military designation: 150 & # 27627; & # 31859; L/32 & # 37325; & # 27060; & # 24377; & # 28846; (150 mm heavy howitzer L/32, 150 mm heavy howitzer L/32)
- Chinese military abbreviation: not identified


- construction caliber: 149.1 mm
- expected barrel length: 4770 mm, d/32
- weight in firing position: about 5700 kg


Ammunition
- projectile weight: up to 43.5 kg
- expected muzzle velocity: up to 600 m/s
- range: 15 km
- estimated rate of fire: 4 to 5 rounds per minute


Towing vehicle
- wheeled tractor 6x4: Henschel typ 33D1


Comment


1 /
The Reinmetall armory produced an extended barrel and cradle, which it then placed in carriages purchased from Krupp. Purchased upper and lower mounts are identical to sFH18, so the export howitzer is Rheinmetall easily interchangeable with this German cannon.


2 /
It was possible to use all ammunition for 15 cm German howitzers for shooting. Some sources claim that Reinmetall has developed another type of missile for the exit howitzer.


3 /
I assume that the Anglo-American figure on the allocation of howitzers to the 14th Artillery Regiment is misleading, because the Chinese-written website speaks of the 10th Artillery Group, or Regiment.


4 /
The visual documentation was taken from the sources listed below.


Source
http://bbs.haogu8.com/viewthread.php?tid=1131856
http://bbs.tiexue.net/post_1182133_1.html
club.china.com
forum.axishistory.com
forum.axishistory.com
hs.hongdou.gxnews.com.cn
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=96568255
http://www.fpschina.com/
www.museumstuff.com
www.network54.com
www.sinovision.net
15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


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Dear Sirs,
I present three identification marks of a 150 mm heavy howitzer L/32, Rheinmetall system.
15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


15-cm-sFH 18/L32 (15cm těžká polní houfnice) -


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