150mm Long Howitzer sFH 13 (2008)
contained in (work): Australian National Artillery Register : gun register (2008)
marc content: three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object, dcmi type: physical object, format: visual materials, level: subunit, carrier: object, artillery equipment
Manufacturer: Fried. Krupp Grusonwerk AG
Location history
January 2008: Hunter Hill RSL Club, 58 Alexandra Street , Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia (Lat: -33.834883 Long: 151.155911)
Identifier(s)
Arty equipt identifier (equipment): 1177
Arty equipt manufacture original: 1918
WorkID: 6719
Extended notes
January 2008: This howitzer was captured by the 20th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1st AIF on La Motte Farm near Estrees, France in October 1918. It shows signs of battle damage. The 150 mm Heavy Howitzer was one of the most important pieces in the arsenal of the German Artillery. When war commenced in 1914 the majority were the old type sFH 02 models. In 1913, a new model sFH 13 was introduced. This new gun fired 8,500 metres, some 1000 metres longer than the old model 02. The gun suffered from recoil problems and a number of misfires. A new variant with a longer barrel of L17 (17 x the calibre) was produced. At the end of the war Krupp and Rheinmetall had delivered 3.409 sFH13.
