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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
10 cm schwere Kanone 18
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · INTERWAR PERIOD
18
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1933
- Combat Weight5,642 kg
- Crew9
- Carriage TypeSplit Trail
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
- Calibre105 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)52
- Ordnance TypeField gun
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)19 km
- Muzzle Velocity835 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)6
- Elevation0° to +48°
- Traverse64°
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
- Projectile Weight15.14 kg
- Charge Zones3
- HE RoundYes
◆Mobility1MOD.1
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production1,433
- Production Start1,934 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1933Entered service
- 1934Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1944Production ended
92
years in service
10
years in production
1,433
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is transported with its two wheels separated, allowing for easier deployment and lower profile when in firing position.
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