{"product_id":"10-5-cm-lefh-18","title":"10,5 cm LeFh 18","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst to fight 1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e10.5 cm leFH 18\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_language\" title=\"German language\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003eleichte Feldhaubitze\u003c\/i\u003e \"light field howitzer\") is a German light \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howitzer\" title=\"Howitzer\"\u003ehowitzer\u003c\/a\u003e used in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e and the standard artillery piece of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wehrmacht\" title=\"Wehrmacht\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/a\u003e, adopted for service in 1935 and used by all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Division_(military)\" title=\"Division (military)\"\u003edivisions\u003c\/a\u003e and artillery battalions. From 1935 to the end of the war, 11,848 were produced, along with 10,265 of the leFH 18\/40 variant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned in the late 1920s, it represented a major advance on its predecessor the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/10.5_cm_leFH_16\" title=\"10.5 cm leFH 16\"\u003e10.5 cm leFH 16\u003c\/a\u003e. It was superior in caliber to its early opponents in the war, with adequate range and firepower, but the modern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gun_carriage#Modern_gun_carriages\" title=\"Gun carriage\"\u003esplit trail\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e gun carriage that provided it with more stability and traverse also \u003cbr\u003erendered it overly heavy for a mobile role in the largely horse-drawn \u003cbr\u003eartillery battalions of the German army, particularly in the mud and \u003cbr\u003esnow of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)\" title=\"Eastern Front (World War II)\"\u003eEastern Front\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leFH 18 was further developed as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LeFH_18M\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"LeFH 18M\"\u003eleFH 18M\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LeFH_18\/40\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"LeFH 18\/40\"\u003eleFH 18\/40\u003c\/a\u003e. Beginning in 1942, self-propelled versions were created by fitting the howitzer on a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wespe\" title=\"Wespe\"\u003ePanzer II\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotchkiss_H35#Western_Front\" title=\"Hotchkiss H35\"\u003eH35\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Char_B1#German_use\" title=\"Char B1\"\u003eChar B1\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lorraine_37L#German_use\" title=\"Lorraine 37L\"\u003e37L\u003c\/a\u003e chassis. It was also used to equip German allies and neutral countries in Europe prior to and during the war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/e-rav.pl\/zdjecia\/5112.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 800px; height: 209px; margin: 0px; width: 356px;\" alt=\"Light field howitzer leFH 18 (First to Fight 1\/72) - Ready for Inspection -  Armour - Britmodeller.com\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First to Fight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795366224256,"sku":"PL1939-037","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/PL1939-037.jpg?v=1775217623","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/10-5-cm-lefh-18","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}