105mm leFH auf Hotchkiss 39H - Bilder og Video

Bildegalleri av en 105mm leFH auf Hotchkiss 39H, The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French light tank developed prior to World War II. Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer while driving cross-country, and was instead adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry.

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Den 105mm leFH auf Hotchkiss 39H was a self-propelled howitzer used by the German army during World War II. It was based on the chassis of the French Hotchkiss H39 light tank, which was captured in large numbers by the Germans after the fall of France in 1940. The original turret was removed and replaced by a fixed superstructure that housed a 105mm leFH 18 light field howitzer, a standard artillery piece of the Wehrmacht. The vehicle had a crew of four and carried 32 rounds of ammunition. It was lightly armored and had a top speed of 36 km/h.
105 mm leFH auf Hotchkiss 39H var ment å gi mobil artilleristøtte til panserdivisjoner i rask bevegelse. Den kunne avfyre høyeksplosive granater over lange avstander, ved hjelp av enten direkte eller indirekte ildmodus. Kjøretøyet var også utstyrt med et maskingevær for selvforsvar. Den hadde imidlertid flere ulemper, som dens tunge vekt, lave pålitelighet, begrensede traversering og høyde av kanonen, og sårbarhet for fiendtlig ild. Bare 48 kjøretøy ble bygget mellom 1942 og 1943, og de så begrenset tjeneste på østfronten og i Normandie.