version battery or maybe the battery would have received a mix of motorized and horse-drawn howitzers. This suggests that may also receive one mot. (Although in the picture is used strangely the limber of horse-drawn version, which would not be very appropriate)
However, on page 24 there is a photo of the Victory Parade of 1939, in which there are two howitzers 15cm sFH18 but the motorized version, equipped with solid tires and transported on a single charge. (And I've seen dozens of photos of this howitzers)įor the images seems that to Spain were to send howitzers of the horse-drawn version, equipped with wheels without tires and transported in two separate loads using the corresponding limbers. I've never seen one of these limbers (normally only used in towing the horse version) equipped with solid tires. This suggests that perhaps Spain should receive two 10.5cm leFH18 batteries, one of the motorized version and another of the horse-drawn version.īesides, on page 2 of the book there is a photo of one of the howitzers of the motorized version towed (by horses) using a standard limber but also equipped with solid tyres. However, in the photos that appear on pages 8 and 9 of the book, you can clearly see at least 3 of these 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers (with their limbers) but the horse-drawn version, which had a kind of wheels different and lacked rubber tires. The photo illustrates the cover of the book clearly shows a battery of four of these howitzers in his motorized version, equipped with metal wheels with solid tyres (It is curious that the Germans be sent to Spain this version). However, the analysis of the pictures that illustrate the book provokes thought in other quantities. It is assumed that each battery should have 4 pieces, as this was the normal number in each artillery battery of this type in Germany at that time. I just bought the book "German experimental Artillery in the Civil War in Spain (1936-1939)" by Lucas Molina and Jose Maria Manrique.Īfter reading it I have raised a few doubts about the accuracy of the information given in this book.Īccording to information from these authors, to Spain arrived one 10.5cm leFH18 howitzer battery, another battery of 15cm sFH18 howitzers and finally one battery of 10.5cm K18 guns.