Service Data:
In Service: 1943 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: Prototype
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone
Calibre: 24 cm
Length: 17.280 m
Weight: 55,000 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: 0° to +55°
Traverse: 16� or 360� on platform
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 1.100 m/s
Effective range: 49,000 m
Shell Weight: 160.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Heavy Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 24 cm K 4 (24 cm Kanone 4)
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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