Service Data:
In Service: 1937 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone
Calibre: 238 mm
Length: 10.948 m
Weight: 29,600 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: -4° to +45°
Traverse: 360� on platform
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s
Effective range: 32,000 m
Shell Weight: 180.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Heavy Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 24 cm K L/46 (24 cm Kanone L/46)
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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