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A light field Howitzer, the 10.5cm Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 (10.5cm le FH 18/40) was the standard weapon in German divisions during World War II. Brought into service in 1935, le FH 18/40 was progressively modernized throughout the war. A self-propelled variant called the Wespe (Wasp) was also produced. The model 18/40 was issued in 1942

Germany introduced the 10.5cm Leichte Feldhaubitze 16 (LeFH 16) light field howitzer in 1916. The LeFH 16 replaced the 10.5cm Feldhaubitze 98/09. German divisions each had three batteries of four LeFH 16s until the end of WW1. The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 required Germany to keep only 87 with 800 rounds of ammunition per

Germany introduced the gun in 1943.  The 10.5cm Leicht Geschutz (light gun) model 1942 (LG 42) was designed for light and parachute operations. The light carriage was made possible by the fact that the gun is recoilless.  Upon firing, enough propelling gas is directed to the rear through the large venturi to counter-balance the recoil

The British Army designed the FV433 “Abbot” Self-Propelled Gun to replace the Ram-based Sexton, a WW2-era 25 Pounder gun in service until the late 1950s. The name “Abbot” continued the Second World War style of naming self-propelled artillery after religious titles. They equipped the Abbot with a floatation screen that, with the revolution of the