15 cm sFH 13
| 15 cm s.FH. 13 | |
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| Type | Heavy field howitzer |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1913–1945 |
| Used by | List of operators
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| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Designed | 1913 |
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| Produced | 1913–1918 |
| No. built | 3,409 |
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| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2,250 kg (4,960 lbs) |
| Length | 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Barrel length | 2.096 m (6 ft 11 in) L/17 |
| Shell | 149.1 x 112. 5 mmR separate-loading, cased charge (7 charges) |
| Shell weight | 42 kilograms (93 lb) (HE) |
| Caliber | 149.1 mm (5.89 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Recoil | hydro-spring variable recoil |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | −4° to +45° |
| Traverse | 5° |
| Rate of fire | 3 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 377 m/s (1,240 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 8,900 m (9,700 yd) |
The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 13 (15 cm sFH 13), was a heavy field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and the beginning of World War II.