Other Similar type of Railway Artillery built by the 3rd Reich |
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Brief Description |
Calibre | length of gun | Caliber | Barrel Weight(kg) |
Elevation | Axle | weight
in action (kg) |
Max.Range* |
15cm Kanone (E) | 149.3mm 5.88" |
5960mm 19.55 ft |
40 | 5,800 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 3 | 74,000 | 22500m |
17cm Kanone (E) | 173mm 6.81" |
6900mm 22.64 ft |
40 | 6,930 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 3 | 80,000 | 13350m |
20cm Kanone (E) | 203mm 7.99" |
12150mm 39.86 ft |
60 | 20.700 | +10° to +47° | 2 x 4 | 86,100 | 13700m |
21cm
Kanone12 (E) 'Paris - Geschützes' |
211mm 8.31" |
33300mm 109.25 ft |
158 | 99,708 | +25° to +55° | (2 x 5)+ (2 x 4) |
302,000 | 45000m |
24cm
Kanone (E) 'Theodor Bruno' |
238mm 9.37" |
8400mm 27.56 ft |
35 | 24,000 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 4 | 94,000 | 10000m |
24cm Kanone (E) 'Theodor' |
238mm 9.37" |
9550mm 31.22 ft |
40 | 24,040 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 4 | 95,000 | 26750m |
28cm
Kanone (E) 'kurz Bruno' |
283mm 11.14" |
11200mm 36.75 ft |
40 | 45,300 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 5 | 129,000 | 14300m |
28cm Kanone (E) 'lange Bruno' |
283mm 11.14" |
12735m 41.78 ft |
45 | 39,800 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 5 | 123,000 | 16800m |
28cm
Kanone (E) 'schwere Bruno' |
283mm 11.14" |
11930m 39.14 ft |
42 | 40,850 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 5 | 118,000 | 16800m |
28cm
Kanone (E) 'Bruno neue' |
283mm 11.14" |
16400mm 53.81 ft |
58 | 55,260 | +0° to +50° | 2 x 5 | 150,000 | 36600m |
28cm Kanone 5 (E) | 283mm 11.14" |
21539mm 70.08 ft |
76 | 85,000 | +0° to +50° | 2 x 6 | 218,000 | see performance |
38cm
Kanone (E) 'Siegfried' |
380mm 14.96" |
19630mm 64.40 ft |
52 | 105,300 | +0° to +45°44' | 2 x 8 | 294,000 | 55700m |
40.6cm
Kanone (E) 'Adolf' |
406mm 15.98" |
20300mm 66.60 ft |
50 | 152,700 | +0° to +45° | 2 x 8 | 323,000 | 56000m |
80cm
Kanone (E) 'Gustav Gerät ' |
800mm 31.50" |
32480m 106.56 ft |
40 | 400,000 | +10° to +65° | 4 x(2 x 5) | 1,350,000 | 47000m |
Photo Gallery | |
38cm 'Siegfried' Geschütz Chief Designer from Krupp. Professor Dr.-Ing. Erich Müller (Kanonen Müller) |
'Paris - Geschützes' Cheif Designer Professor Dr. Fritz Rausenberger |
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Sunday, April 20, 2008 |