Coastal Artillery

Artillerie an der Küste

Coastal Artillery 3.7 cm SK C/30 in Ehl C/34 7.5 cm PaK 40 in LM 39/43 8.8 cm SK C35 in Ubts L C35 10.5 cm SK C/32 in 8.8 cm MPL C/30D 10.5 cm SK L/60 in Ehl 15 cm SK C/28 in Küst MPL C/36 15 cm SK C/28 in Küst Dhl LM 43 15 cm SK C/28M 15 cm SK in Zwillingslafette 15 cm Tbts K C/36 15 cm SK L/40 15 cm Ubts and Tbts K L/45 17 cm SK L40 20.3 cm SK C/34 24 cm SK L/40 in Drh L C/98 24 cm SK L/35 28 cm SK L/40 28 cm Küst H 28 cm SK L/45 28 cm SK L/50 30.5 cm SK L/50 38 cm SK C/34 40.6 cm SK C/34 in SG C/39 Sitemap

History

Coastal artillery was the responsibility of the Kriegsmarine, and most of the weapons employed in this manner were captured or obsolete weapons, their role was a defence against invasion, rather than proper coast defence against naval attack many of these guns were mounted in defensive works of either turrets or casemates

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Sources:

German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625

German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610

German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725

German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239

For a complete list of sources