7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18
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During World War II the 7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 (7.5 cm le.IG 18) was an infantry support gun of the German Wehrmacht. Development of the gun began in 1927, by Rheinmetall. The crew was protected by an armoured shield. There was a mountain gun variant, the 7.5 cm le.GebIG 18. For transport, The mountain variant could be broken down into six to ten packs, the heaviest weighing 74.9 kg. The Germans would typically assign two of these to each mountain battalion. 6x7.5 cm le.IG 18F were manufactured in 1939. These were airborne guns, capable of being broken down into 4x140 kg loads. The airborne variant had smaller wheels and no shield. There was also an infantry support gun, known as the 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/13 and which was a modified le.IG 18, this gun could be broken into four to six loads. The official German designation for this latter gun is unknown and not many were produced, although they were used.
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[edit] Statistics of the 7.5 cm le.IG 18 and 7.5 cm le.GebIG 18
- Calibre: 75 mm
- Elevation: -10° to 73°
- Muzzle Velocity (w/HE shell): 210 m/s
- Range: 3550 m
- Traverse: 12°
- Weight: 400 kg
- Weight of the 7.5 cm le.GebIG 18: 440 kg
- Weight of HE Shell: 6 kg
- Weight of HC Shell: 3 kg
[edit] Statistics of the 7.5 cm IG L/13
- Calibre: 75 mm
- Elevation: -5° to 43°
- Muzzle Velocity: 305 m/s
- Range: 5100 m
- Traverse: 50°
- Weight: 375 kg
- Weight of Shell: 6.35 kg
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| German artillery of World War II |
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| 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 | 5 cm PaK 38 | 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 41 | 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Field, Medium and Heavy guns |
| 7.5 cm Le.IG 18/Le.GebIG 18/IG L/13 | 7.5 cm IG 37 | 10.5 cm leFH 18 | 15 cm sIG 33 15 cm sFH 18 | 21 cm Mrs 18 |
| Other vehicle mounted |
| 7.5 cm PaK 39 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 42 | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Anti-aircraft guns |
| 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling | 3.7 cm FlaK 36/37/43 | 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41 | 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40 |
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