Canon de 105 court modèle 1935 B

The Canon de 105 court modèle 1935 B was a French howitzer used in World War II.

It was designed by the State Arsenal at Bourges to replace the Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider.

Captured weapons were used by the German Heer as the 10.5 cm leFH 325(f) and assigned to training and second-line occupation units.

[3] During Italy's occupation of southern France, 127 pieces were captured by the Royal Italian Army, which used it under the name Obice da 105/15.

An unusual feature of the design was that the wheels, which were pressed steel with either solid rims or pneumatic tires, moved with the trail legs and "toed-in" when the gun was in action to provide more cover for the crew.

A rear view showing its toed-in wheels.