Service Data:
In Service: 1937 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone Eisenbahnlafette
Calibre: 283 mm
Length: 11.200 m
Weight: 129,000 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: 2 × 5 axle bogies
Elevation: +10° to +45°
Traverse: 1�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s
Effective range: 29,500 m
Shell Weight: 240.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Raiway
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 28 cm Kz Br K (E) (28 cm Kanone Eisenbahnlafette Kurz
Bruno)
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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