Interesting video but could have used more variation of the camera angles. Most of the interesting bits are are not visible from the front where 90% of the point of view was taken from. However, I still am grateful for the upload and look forward to checking out your other vids.
Something like this would be useful to the modern US army. Too much of the current arsenal is devoted to anti-tank weaponry. A guy like this could smash bunkers, buildings and clear the mouth of caves. 4,000 yards may seem short but it would still out range most infantry weapons.
Shoulder launchers can do the same for direct fire while being far lighter. Medium mortars can reach beyond 4000 yards now. This thing would be outclassed.
Being used in an anti-tank role is mentioned but how effective was it and what ammunition did it use against armour? I can't imagine a low velocity, short barrelled gun doing much.
Mortars can't bring direct fire on strong points. This piece is actually one of their more reliable, mass produced workhorses. When you're short on tanks and assault guns, these things are all the infantry has for heavy direct fire.
Direct - point at a target and shoot (just like a rifle, you see something and shoot at it). Indirect - aim in the general area of the enemy and shoot (same thing as suppressive fire, keeps the enemy's heads down and if you kill a few it's a bonus).
Direct fire=line of sight by eye or enhanced by optics Indirect fire= the trajectory of the round does not follow the line of sight. The round takes a high arc thus clearing ridges, trees and/or walls.
mostly for protection against rifle or mg fire not worth a sniper shot or burst that would gibe away firin position ie provide more target information for the next round. Long cartridge rifle from unarmord cover/trench/emplacement/pill box vs 75mm shell no contest
You'd be looking at probably a little less than the lethal radius of an 81mm mortar, so I'd be thinking maybe around 30 yards. Lethal radius doesn't mean 100% chance of kill though. I think the definition is something like 50% chance of serious wounding if not protected by cover.
Blast radius would depend on the explosive used. Also a lot of artillery was shrapnel based. I don't know about German WW2. One employment of such a weapon was Counter Mortar plus counter sniper plus urban (crest clearance) a modern application might be along the Af-Pak border which is mountainous and deeply and closely defiled. I think the critical factor is the communications you'd be out of sight of target (indirect from defilade position a lot of the time unlike light mortar). Main target would be counter trench with a timed fuse set by guess work and trial and error to be abot 7m above the entrenched enemy. like the Ponzi of VT fuze.
It breaks my heart to think of all of the German armor left outside for 70 years at the Aberdeen proving grounds.
Thanks for showing the breech
Such a neat little gun. :D
The gun is called leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18, abbreviated to le.IG.18. ie. small le, capital I and G.
Interesting video but could have used more variation of the camera angles. Most of the interesting bits are are not visible from the front where 90% of the point of view was taken from. However, I still am grateful for the upload and look forward to checking out your other vids.
REALLY. COOL... SIMPLE AND STARAIGHT TO THE POINT. THANKS BOYS. 💥💥💥
awesome!
Thanks, excellent video, I have subscribed, cheers
Favorite anti infantry weapon of WW2.
It's not Le"L", but Le. "I" - i ! Leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18.
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I Want One !
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Makes two of us !!!
@@ennisanderson2719 make that three
Thanks a great video & lesson agian...i wonder where that Gun was in action and how it got there to Us
I'm very late to watching this but thanks! Great gun and video. BTW, it would be funny to watch someone drop a dummy round and make believe it's live.
Something like this would be useful to the modern US army. Too much of the current arsenal is devoted to anti-tank weaponry. A guy like this could smash bunkers, buildings and clear the mouth of caves. 4,000 yards may seem short but it would still out range most infantry weapons.
Shoulder launchers can do the same for direct fire while being far lighter. Medium mortars can reach beyond 4000 yards now. This thing would be outclassed.
Being used in an anti-tank role is mentioned but how effective was it and what ammunition did it use against armour? I can't imagine a low velocity, short barrelled gun doing much.
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on the shield of the gun, right from the tactical sign T (up side down) there is a plate installed - what for this plate?
When the gun is raised to shoot like a morter the plate unfold and giver amour protection under the gun too.
Why is it so short
los trofeos de guerra!!!
I always take this gun in the games that have it like the close combat series its such a great arty piece
This is an over-engineered mortar. Sweet.
You missed the part that say "direct fire".
Mortars can't bring direct fire on strong points. This piece is actually one of their more reliable, mass produced workhorses. When you're short on tanks and assault guns, these things are all the infantry has for heavy direct fire.
What's the difference between direct and indirect fire?
Direct - point at a target and shoot (just like a rifle, you see something and shoot at it). Indirect - aim in the general area of the enemy and shoot (same thing as suppressive fire, keeps the enemy's heads down and if you kill a few it's a bonus).
Direct fire=line of sight by eye or enhanced by optics
Indirect fire= the trajectory of the round does not follow the line of sight. The round takes a high arc thus clearing ridges, trees and/or walls.
direct-bazooka......indirect-mortar......direct/indirect-howitzer
@pvthudson01
Light Infantrie gun.
The shield on this gun looks rather thin. Is it really capable of stopping a full length rifle cartridge?
i don't think, most field pieces had 5mm thick shields at most, only good against fragments
mostly for protection against rifle or mg fire not worth a sniper shot or burst that would gibe away firin position ie provide more target information for the next round. Long cartridge rifle from unarmord cover/trench/emplacement/pill box vs 75mm shell no contest
Mouse Trap most against shrapnell
it was to stop burst of earth/stones from a near hit impact.
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What is the kill radius of the shell?
You'd be looking at probably a little less than the lethal radius of an 81mm mortar, so I'd be thinking maybe around 30 yards. Lethal radius doesn't mean 100% chance of kill though. I think the definition is something like 50% chance of serious wounding if not protected by cover.
Blast radius would depend on the explosive used. Also a lot of artillery was shrapnel based. I don't know about German WW2. One employment of such a weapon was Counter Mortar plus counter sniper plus urban (crest clearance) a modern application might be along the Af-Pak border which is mountainous and deeply and closely defiled. I think the critical factor is the communications you'd be out of sight of target (indirect from defilade position a lot of the time unlike light mortar). Main target would be counter trench with a timed fuse set by guess work and trial and error to be abot 7m above the entrenched enemy. like the Ponzi of VT fuze.
What does the LEL stand for?
its Le stands for Leichter (light) and IG for InfanterieGeschütz (infantery gun)
It's not Le"L", but Le. "I" - i ! Leichtes Infanteriegeschütz
How about calling it a gun howitzer?
Afrika korps gun
op in company of heroes
like everything german over engineerd and high quiality
how is this overengeneered?
if it were so it wouldnt function properly which it did
古董?納粹德國非洲軍團?Antique? Deutsches Afrikakorps?