7.5cm leichte Infantriegeschutz 18

The 7.5cm leichte Infantriegeschutz 18 (7.5cm le.IG 18), during World War II, was an infantry support gun of the German Wehrmacht. Development of the gun began in 1927, by Rheinmetall[?]. The crew was protected by an armoured shield. There was a mountain gun variant, the 7.5cm le.GebIG 18. For transport, The mountain variant could be broken down into 6-10 packs, the heaviest weighing 74.9kg. The Germans would typically assign to of these to each mountain battalion. 6x7.5cm le.IG 18F were manufactured in 1939. These were airborne guns, capable of being broken down into 4x140kg loads. The airborne variant had smaller wheels and no shield. There was also an infantry support gun, known as the 7.5cm Infantriegeschutz L/13 and which was a modified le.IG 18, this gun could be broken into 4-6 loads. The official German designation for this latter gun is unknown and not many were produced; although, they were used.

Statistics of the 7.5cm le.IG 18 and 7.5cm le.GebIG 18

• Calibre: 75mm
• Elevation: -10° to 73°
• Muzzle Velocity (w/HE shell): 210m/s
• Range: 3550m
• Traverse: 12°
• Weight: 400kg
• Weight of the 7.5cm le.GebIG 18: 440kg
• Weight of HE Shell: 6kg
• Weight of HC Shell: 3kg

Statistics of the 7.5cm IG L/13

• Calibre: 75mm
• Elevation: -5° to 43°
• Muzzle Velocity: 305m/s
• Range: 5100m
• Traverse: 50°
• Weight: 375kg
• Weight of Shell: 6.35kg