Service Data:
In Service: 1916 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Schiffskanone
Calibre: 238 mm
Length: 9550 m
Weight: kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: -5° to +45°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 810 m/s
Effective range: 26,750 m
Shell Weight: 148.50 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Coastal Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 24 cm SK L/40 in Drh L C/98 (24 cm Schiffskanone L/40
in Dreiheitslafette C/98)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
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
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