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15 cm Kanone 39 | |
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Type | Heavy gun |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | Nazi Germany Turkey |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1938 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1939–42? |
No. built | 61 |
Specifications | |
Mass | combat: 12,200 kg (26,896 lbs) travel: 18,282 kg (40,305 lbs) |
Barrel length | 8.195 m (28 ft) L/55 |
Shell | 149 x 815 mm R |
Shell weight | 43 kg (95 lb) |
Caliber | 149.1 mm (5.87 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-block |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -3° to +46° |
Traverse | 60° on carriage (trail legs open) 360° on platform |
Rate of fire | 2 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 865 m/s (2,838 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 24.7 km (15.3 mi) |
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