The 15 cm Kanone 16 (15 cm K 16) was a heavy field gun used by Germany in World War I and World War II. Guns turned over to Belgium as reparations after...
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The 15 cm Kanone 18 (15 cm K 18) was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. In 1933 Rheinmetall began development of a new artillery piece to...
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cm SK C/34 naval gun (coastal defense) 15 cm K (E) (coastal defense, railroad gun) 17 cm K (E) (railroad gun) 15 cm Kanone 16 (coastal defense) 15 cm...
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leFH 16 (light field howitzer) 12 cm Kanone C/80 13.5 cm K 09 15 cm Kanone 16 15 cm L/40 Feldkanone i.R. (field gun) 15 cm Ring Kanone C/72 15 cm Ring...
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The 9 cm Kanone C/73 was a field gun developed after the Franco-Prussian War and used by Germany before and during World War I. After the Franco-Prussian...
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The 15 cm Ring Kanone L/26 or Lange 15 cm Ring Kanone was a 15 cm 26 caliber long Krupp Ring Kanone (RK). It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with...
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as kurze Ring Kanone, and later as 21 cm Ring Kanone L/19. In 1858, Prussia decided to use rifled breechloading guns of 9, 12 and 15 cm caliber for the...
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cm Ring Kanone (17 cm RK light). As this was already in use for the 17 cm of 5,000 kg, the 5,000 kg pieces were rebranded as kurze 17 cm Ring Kanone mit...
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home front during World War I BL 6 inch gun Mk XIX British equivalent 15 cm Kanone 16 German equivalent American guns in the war with Germany. E.P. Dutton...
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The 9 cm Kanone C/79 was a fortress and siege gun developed after the Franco-Prussian War and used by Germany before and during World War I. After the...
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The 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16 was a heavy field gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Guns turned over to Italy as reparations after World War I...
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firing platform. This carriage was also used for the 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette and the 15 cm Schnelladekanone C/28 in Mörserlafette. The Mrs 18 was...
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I–IV 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze 10.5 cm leFH 16 15 cm Kanone 16 15 cm Krupp schwere Positionhaubitze Model 1905 15 cm sFH 13 21 cm Mörser 16 25 cm Erdmörser...
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The 30.5 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/25 was a 30.5 cm 25 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone. It was a further development of the earlier 30.5 cm MRK L/22...
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24 cm L/22 could be used with a charge of 38 kg of gunpowder. In 1875, Krupp started to build Mantel Ring Kanonen (MRK), which were like Ring Kanone (RK)...
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development of a tank gun based upon it: the 8.8 cm KwK 36, with the "KwK" abbreviation standing for Kampfwagen-Kanone (literally "battle vehicle cannon", or "fighting...
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The 7.5 cm GebirgsKanone 13 or 7.5 cm GebK 13 was a mountain gun used by Germany and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. During the late 1800s, Krupp...
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The 7.7 cm Kanone in Haubitzlafette (7.7 cm gun on howitzer carriage) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It consisted of the barrel of the...
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The 24 cm K L/20 was a 24 cm caliber Krupp gun which was the first heavy Ring Kanone or built-up gun used by Germany. It was a rifled breech loader with...
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The 24 cm Theodor Kanone (E – Eisenbahnlafette (railroad mounting)) was a German railroad gun used during World War II in the Battle of France and on...
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The 15 cm SchiffsKanone C/28 in Mörserlafette (SK C/28 in Mrs Laf) was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. Production of carriages for the...
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The 10 cm Kanone 17 (10 cm K 17) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I and World War II. The range of the 10 cm K 14 was deemed insufficient...
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a prime mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18, the 17 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38. However, it was also capable of serving as...
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The 35.5 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/25 was a 35.5 cm 25 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone (MRK). It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with a Krupp...
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The 35.5 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/22.5 was a 35.5 cm 22.5 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone (MRK). It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with...
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which was modified to have two pairs of trunnions, allowing the 24 cm Kanone M. 16 to also be used. A 52 cubic meter pit had to be excavated to hold the...
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The 15 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/30, known as 15 cm Kanone L/30 was a 15 cm 30 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone (MRK). It was a rifled breech loader...
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Copacabana. List of field guns Canon de 155 mm GPF French equivalent 15 cm Kanone 16 German equivalent I.e. Mark 19 : Britain at the time designated Marks...
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The 40 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/25, was a 40 cm 25 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone (MRK). It was a high caliber, but in restrospect comparatively...
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compared to contemporary WW2 German or French designs – respectively the 3.7 cm Pak 36 and 25mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun. In medium-range armor penetration...
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