Has anyone (especially Tony! ) got any info on the 10cm LG2. It is a new piece to me. I understand that II/Abt Fjg Art Reg (Ramcke) use a dozen of them in 1942. Cheers David.
Hogg has data on the 10.5 cm LG 40, 42 and 43, but I don't know about an LG 2. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
I wonder if it is a typo for LG42? Would that have been a suitable gun for airborne troops? Was it around in mid-1942?
Further reading reveals that the 10.5cm LG 40 and 42 were initially known as the LG2/Kp and LG2/Rh (for Krupp and Rheinmetall respectively). They were intended as lightweight infantry guns and they could be dismantled into four or five parachute loads. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
Do you have any more info? Max range. Ammo type. H.E Type & Weight. Shell weight. That sort of thing. Thanks david.
Fired standard HE shell of 14.8 kg (the same as used in the le FH 18 howitzer - it contained 1.38 kg of TNT) at a muzzle velocity of 335 m/s to a maximum range of 7,950m at an elevation of 40 degrees. Gun weights in action were 388 kg (Kr) or 540 kg (Rh)
