Service Data:
In Service: 1940 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: 8
Technical Data:
Type:
Calibre: 203 mm
Length: 12.150 m
Weight: 86,100 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: 2 × 4 axle bogies
Elevation: +10° to +47°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 925 m/s
Effective range: 37,000 m
Shell Weight: 122.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Raiway
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 20 cm K (E) (20 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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