CMK RA040 10,5cm leichtgeschutz LG42/1

The LG42 (German: Leichtgeschütz 42) was a German 105mm recoilless gun from the Second World War. These types of guns were produced between 1942 and 1944. In the original version, the weight of the weapon was 540 kilograms, with a gun length of 1.84 meters. The effective range of the shot was approximately 3,400 meters with the initial velocity of the projectile reaching a maximum of 335 m / s. There are many indications that the LG42 was developed as a result of considerable success during the fighting in Crete in 1941 of another German recoilless gun - the 75mm LG40. Compared to the LG40, the LG42 gun differs primarily in the caliber (105 mm compared to 75 mm), greater weight and size, but is generally structurally based on the LG40. The Krupp plants were responsible for the production of the new recoilless gun. Interestingly, the LG42 was adapted to fire ammunition very similar to the 105mm leFH 18 howitzer. Most of the LG42 guns were assigned to the 20th Mountain Army and units fighting as part of Army Group Center on the Eastern Front.