Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider

The Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider was a French howitzer used in World War II. Captured weapons were used by the German Heer as the 10.5 cm leFH 324(f). It was a conservative design by Schneider et Cie. Production was slow with only 144 built by the beginning of the Battle of France. A more advanced 105 mm howitzer design, the Canon de 105 court modèle 1935 B, was produced by the State Arsenal at Bourges, and was ordered in larger numbers. 70 105 mm howitzers mod. 1934 Schneider bought by Lithuania (105 mm 1934 m. haubica) in 1937.

Canon de 105 court modèle 1934
A line drawing from Ecole d'application d'artillerie. Organisation des matériels. Tome V. Matériels usuels.
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1935–1945
Used by	France Lithuania Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Schneider
Manufacturer	Schneider
Produced	1935-1940
Specifications
Mass	1,722 kg (3,796 lb)
Barrel length	2.09 metres (6 ft 10 in) L/20
Shell	15.7 kg (35 lb)
Caliber	105 mm (4.1 in)
Carriage	Split trail
Elevation	−8° to 43°
Traverse	45°
Rate of fire	5 rpm
Muzzle velocity	465 m/s (1,530 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	10,700 metres (11,700 yd)

References

• Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
• Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3