7.5cm leIG18 gun

The 7.5cm leichte Infantriegeschutz 18 (7.5cm le.IG 18), during World War II, was an infantry support gun of the German Wehrmacht.

History

Development of the gun began in 1927, by Rheinmetall. The crew was protected by an armored 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 7.5cm leIG18 gun is a versatile weapon despite its small size. It packs enough punch to un-nest the toughest enemy in direct fire, as well as being able to fire artillery barrages and screen your forces with smoke

I've been reluctant to field any of these guns in the past, mostly because I've lacked the models. As more of my DAK army is coming into place, I figured I would get this model and see how it fairs.  while these guns where used throughout the war, I really want all of my DAK army items in the same theme. So without further ado, here are the pictures, enjoy!