OOB 16 error report

[DRG]

Thanks for opening THIS little can-o-worms Marcello !

I can see this turning in my project du jour

While trying to figure out just what 150 mm artillery piece the Chinese could have had in the mid 30's I came across an article that mentioned the range of the German sFH 18 was less than the Russian 122 so I checked and yes indeed the 122 out ranges the German gun in the OOB's but only by a margin of 210 - 209. The article in question said it was closer to nearly 7 km

I pulled out Hoggs book and the range we have is the max range of the sFH 18 using a rocket assisted shell ( 19,000 metres )or 209 in the OOB ) the rocket assisted shell was not a standard item and could only be fired by guns fitted with muzzle breaks

The maximum range a sFH 18 could fire was charge 8 giving it a range of 13,250 m. That's 203 in game terms which fits the comment of the first article regarding it's disadvantage at counterbattery against the Russian 122.

Don

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by DRG

Thanks for opening THIS little can-o-worms what 150 mm artillery piece the Chinese could have had in the mid 30's

One possibility is that it may have been one of the sFH 18 immediate predecessors as the sFH 18 seems to have been created by mating two competing designs from Krupp and Rheinmetall.
It is perhaps possible that these howitzers were produced for export purposes on a limited basis.