German Large Caliber Artillery

Table of German heavy artillery in World War II from Catalog of Enemy Ordnance, U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance, 1945.

Gun* Type of Carriage and Traverse Weight of Equip­ment (lb.) Length of Barrel in Calibers PROJECTILE Remarks
Max. Range (yds.) Muzzle Vel. (ft./sec.) Type** Weight (lbs.)
15 cm K. in Mrs. Laf.     45 26,000 2,730 H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) 94.6 Probably used on platform for coast defense
15 cm K. 18 (149 mm) Mod. Box Trail 12° 28,459 55 27,040 2,840 H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) 94.6  
15 cm K. 39 (149 mm) Split Trail 60° 27,280 55.4 27,040 2,840 H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) 94.6 Probably mfd. by Krupp
17 cm K. in Mrs. Laf. 18 Mod. Box Trail 16° 38,500 50 32,370 3,035 H.E.B.C. (17 cm K. gr. 38 Hb.) 138 Krupp, Essen
21 cm Mrs. 18 Mod. Box Trail 16° 36,700 31 18,300 1,854 H.E. (21 cm gr. 18) 249 Krupp, Essen
21 cm K. 38 Field 360° 78,000 50 37,200 2,870 H.E. (21 cm K. gr. 38) 265 360° on platform. Krupp, Essen
21 cm K. 39 Field 360° 74,800 45 32,800 2,620 H.E. (21 cm gr. 40) 278 Skoda design
21 cm K. 39/40
21 cm K. 39/41
              Both reported to be very similar to 21 cm K. 39
21 cm K. 42       37,000 2,820     Muzzle brake fitted
24 cm H. 39 Field 360° 59,400 28 19,700 1,970 H.E. (24 cm gr. 39) 365 Skoda design similar to 21 cm K. 39
24 cm H. 39/40               Later version of 24 cm H. 39
24 cm K. 3 (238 mm) 119,000 46
(55?)
41,000 3,248 H.E. (24 cm gr. 35) 331  
24 cm K. 18 (238 mm) Field 6° 118,800 55 40,500 3,180   332 Fires splined projectile, Rheinmetal Borsig
28 cm H.L./12 Static 360° 111,000 12 11,400 1,150 H.E. (28 cm Spr. gr. L./3.5 m. Bdz.) 770 Uses DeBange Type obturator. Obsolete except for coastal defense
28 cm Kst. H. Static 360° 81,500 12 12,500 1,243 H.E. (28 cm Sprgr. L./3.5 m. Bdz.) 770 Similar to 28 cm. H.L./12. Fires same projectile
35.5 cm M. 1 Field 165,000   21,900 1,870 Anticoncrete (35.5 cm gr. Be.) 825  
42 cm Gamma Mrs. Static 45° 308,000 16 15,500 1,485 Anticoncrete (s. Gr. Be.) 2,249
2,253
Similar to last war equipment
61.5 cm Mrs.   264,000 8 15,300 1,380 Anticoncrete (gaschosse L./4.1 für Karl gerät) 4,400 Reported to have an auxiliary 54 cm barrel
15 cm K. (E) Rly. 360° 167,000 40 25,200 2,800 H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) 94.6 Naval design. Krupp. Same projectile as 15 cm K. 18
17 cm K. (E) Rly. 360° 176,000 40 29,200 2,870 H.E.B.C. (17 cm Sprgr. L./4.7 Kz. m. Hb.) 138 Naval design. Krupp
20 cm K. (E) (203 mm) Rly. Turntable 360° 189,500 55 40,000 3,030 H.E.B.C. (20.3 cm Sprgr. L./4.7 m. Hb.) 247 Naval design. Also known as 20 cm S. K. C./34
21 cm K. 12 (E) Rly. 744,000 196 131,000 5,330 H.E.B.C. (21 cm gr. 35 m. Hb.) 236 Splined projectile. Differences are not known
21 cm K. 12V (E) Rly.              
21 cm K. 12N (E) Rly.             Believed to involve an alteration of the rifling
24 cm Th. Br. K (E) (238 mm) Rly. 1° 207,000 35 22,200 2,210 H.E.B.C. (24 cm Sprgr. L./4.5 Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb. ung) 328 Sister piece to “Theodor Kanone”
24 cm Th. K. (E) (238 mm) Rly. 209,000 40
(48?)
29,000 2,660 H.E.B.C. (24 cm Sprgr. L./4.2 m. Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb.) 330 “Theodor Kanone” Naval design
28 cm Ks. Br. K. (E) Rly. 262,000 40 32,300 2,690 H.E.B.C. (28 cm Sprgr. L./4.1 Kz. m. Hb.) 529 Naval design. Carriages are believed to be very similar
28 cm lg. Br. K. (E) Rly. 271,000 45 40,500 2,820 H.E.B.C. (28 cm Sprgr. L./4.4 m. Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb.) 626 Naval design. Carriages are believed to be very similar
28 cm s. Br. K. (E) Rly. 286,000 50 40,500 2,880 H.E.B.C. (28 cm Sprgr. L./4.4 m. Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb.) 626 Naval design. Carriages are believed to be very similar
28 cm Br. N. K. (E) Rly. 330,000   50,200 3,260 H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 39 m. Hb.) 496 Probably splined projectile
28 cm K. 5 (E) Rly. 1° Turntable 360° 480,000 76 63,000 3,670 H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 35) 550 Weight does not include turntable. Fires splined projectile. Also reported to fire a rocket assisted shell (28 cm R. Gr. L/4.7) with range of 53 miles.
28 cm K. 5/1 (E)           H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 42)   Differences from 28 cm K5 are unknown
28 cm K. 5/2 (E)           H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 42)   Differences from 28 cm K. 5 are unknown
38 cm Siegfried K. (E) Rly. Turntable 360°   55
(52?)
61,000 3,450 H.E.B.C. (38 cm Sprgr. L./4.5) (Si) 1,096 Naval design. Also fires a 1,764 lb. shell with maximum range of 46,000 yds.
40 cm K. (E) (406 mm) Rly. 710,000 50 49,000 3,450
2,790
H.E. (40 cm gr. 40) 1,320
2,100
Naval design—Adolf. K.
80 cm Gustav Geschütz   2,750,000 35 51,500     16,700  

 

* Almost all the data given have not been verified by tests performed by any Allied government and information from sources available varies considerably in reliability and degree of confirmation.
** Of the several types of projectiles fired by each weapon, only one believed to give maximum range is listed.

 

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1 Response to German Large Caliber Artillery

  1. 0non0 says:

    those are some really big guns – they need to add these to Call of Duty

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