Service Data:
In Service: 1937 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: 18
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone Eisenbahnlafette
Calibre: 149.3 mm
Length: 5.960 m
Weight: 74,000 kg
Breech: vertical sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: 2 × 3 axle bogies
Elevation: +10° to +45°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 805 m/s
Effective range: 22,500 m
Shell Weight: 43.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Raiway
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 15 cm K (E) (15 cm Kanone Eisenbahnlafette)
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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