Service Data:
In Service: 1933 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp,
Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Schwere Kanone
Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 5.460 m
Weight: 5,642 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: 0° to +48°
Traverse: 64�
Rate of fire: 6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 835 m/s
Effective range: 19,075 m
Shell Weight: 15.14 kg
Used by: Heer, Albania, Bulgaria
Variants:
Other: Heavy
Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The s 10 cm K 18 (10 cm Schwere Kanone 18)
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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