CMK RA025 10,5 cm GebH 40

The GeBH 40 (full name: 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40) is a German 105 mm towed howitzer from the Second World War. The initial velocity of the demolition shell from this gun was up to 565 m / s, with a maximum range of about 12,600 meters. The first prototypes of this weapon were created in the years 1938-1940, and serial production was carried out in 1942-1945 and led to the creation of about 420 pieces of this weapon.

GeBH 40 was developed and manufactured at Böhler for the needs of German mountain units. The design of the gun was relatively conventional, with the aim of minimizing the size and weight of the weapon while maintaining appropriate ballistic parameters. For this reason, for example, the howitzer did not receive a shield protecting the crew against shrapnel or small arms fire. The weapon was also relatively mobile. GeBH 40 was used in combat during the fighting in Finland, Italy, southern France and on the Eastern Front. It was also used in the course of the battles with partisans in the Balkans in 1942.