Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp,
Skoda
Number built: Prototype
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone
Calibre: 12.8 cm
Length: m
Weight: 6,350 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: cruciform
Elevation: -10° to +45°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 940 m/s estimated
Effective range: 22,000 m estimated
Shell Weight: 25.00 kg estimated
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Heavy
Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 12.8 cm K 43 (12.8 cm Kanone 43 )
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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