Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Küsten Haubitze
Calibre: 283 mm
Length: 3.396 m
Weight: 37,000 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: 0° to +70°
Traverse: 360°
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 379 m/s
Effective range: 11,400 m
Shell Weight: 350.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Coastal
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 28 cm Küst H (28 cm Küsten Haubitze)
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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