The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette (English: 17 cm Cannon 18 on Mortar Carriage), abbreviated as 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf was a German heavy gun used during...
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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 transported in two pieces...
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17 cm Kanone 18 (heaviest German field artillery piece) 15 cm Schiffskanone C/28 in Mörserlafette (surplus guns on excess carriages of 17 cm Kanone 18)...
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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 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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of Germany's three main 15 cm calibre weapons, the others being the 15 cm Kanone 18, a corps-level heavy gun, and the 15 cm sIG 33, a short-barreled infantry...
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entered service in 1940. Production of carriages for the 21 cm Mörser 18 and the 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette exceeded the available number of barrels...
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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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were considered, the most practical guns mounted were the 17 cm Kanone 18, or the 21 cm Mörser 18. As early as June 1942, it was decided to design self-propelled...
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carriages for the 21 cm Mörser 18 and the 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette exceeded available barrels in 1941 and eight naval 15 cm SK C/28 coast defense...
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15 cm sFH 02 15 cm sFH 18 17 cm Kanone 18 21 cm Kanone 38 21 cm Mörser 16 21 cm Mörser 18 28 cm Haubitze L/12 42 cm Gamma Mörser 35.5 cm Haubitze M1 Schwerer...
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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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so-called Ring Kanone. In 1866 Krupp made an 8-inch Ring Kanone. Later that year, Krupp got Russian orders for 8 and 9-inch Ring Kanone. The 8-inch had...
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gun-howitzers. https://elbitsystems.com/media/ATHOS_3_Web.pdf Vacant (2016-12-05). "1877 CANON 15 CM FRETTÉ KRUPP". ASMEM (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-31....
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N required restarting production of a slightly revised 7.5 cm K 51 L/24 (7.5 cm Kanone 51 L/24). The KwK 37 used 75×243 mmR caliber. K.Gr.rot.Pz. -...
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18 decreased by 28 (64%), while in terms of the 15 cm Kanone 18, 17 cm Kanone 18 and 21 cm Mörser 18 there were none left. The very poor shape of the 18th...
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short. The 26 cm gun was first known as '26 cm Ring Kanone (10"ge)'. As there was only one type of 26 cm gun, this was changed to '26 cm Kanone' in 1871....
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renamed from 'lange 17 Ring-Kanone' to '17 cm Ring-Kanone L/25' and abbreviated 17 cm RK L/25. In late 1871, the admiralty ordered a 17 cm gun of 5,000 kg...
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number of Ring Kanone (a type of built-up guns) for use on board ships, and for use as coastal artillery. These had the 15, 21, and 24 cm caliber in common...
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21 cm Kanone 38 (21 cm K 38) was a heavy gun used by Germany in World War II. Its development began in 1938 after Krupp's success with the 21 cm Mrs 18,...
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The 24 cm Kanone M. 16 was a super-heavy siege gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I and by Nazi Germany during World War II. Only two were finished...
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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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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 Kanone C/92 15 cm Ring Kanone L/30...
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sFH 18, 15 cm Kanone 18 (2 separate loads); SP for 3.7 cm Flak & 2cm Flakvierling Sd.Kfz. 8 (12-ton), 10.5 cm FlaK 38, 17 cm Kanone 18 and 21 cm Mörser...
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The 10.5 cm K gepanzerte Selbstfahrlafette (10.5 cm gun on armoured self-propelled mount), also known as the Panzer Selbstfahrlafette IV Ausf. A (Pz.Sfl...
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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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10.5 cm leFH 18 batteries) II Battalion (3x 17 cm Kanone 18 batteries; former 557th Heavy Artillery Battalion) III Battalion (2x 10.5 cm leFH 18 and 1x...
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numbers of new field guns such as the 7.7 cm FK 16 were being produced obsolete types such as the 9 cm Kanone C/73 and captured guns such as the M1902...
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