Service Data:
In Service: 1939 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: 2
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone 12 Eisenbahnlafette
Calibre: 211 mm
Length: 33.300 m
Weight: 302,000 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: 2 × 10 axle bogies at front 2 ×
8 axle bogies rear
Elevation: +25° to +55°
Traverse: 0�25 or 360� on turntable
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 1,500 m/s
Effective range: 115,000 m
Shell Weight: 107.50 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Raiway
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 21 cm K 12 (E) (21 cm Kanone 12 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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