Skoda Model 1928 gun

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Skoda Model 1928 gun
TypeHeavy gun
Place of originFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service1928-1945
Used byFlag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Skoda
ManufacturerSkoda
Specifications
Mass15,000 kilograms (33,000 lb)
Barrel  length7.025 metres (20 ft) L/46.5

Shell 56 kilograms (123 lb)
Caliber 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Carriage Box trail
Elevation +4° to +45°
Traverse 360°
Rate of fire 1 rpm
Muzzle velocity 760 m/s (2,493 ft/s)
Maximum firing range23.8 km (14.8 mi)

The Skoda 149 mm Model 1928 gun was a Czechoslovak long-range, dual-purpose cannon designed for the attack of static fortifications and coastal defence duties. About 20 were bought by Yugoslavia and more by Romania. Guns captured by Nazi Germany after the Invasion of Yugoslavia were used by the Heer as the 15 cm Kanone 403(j). It was tested by the Czechs as the 15 cm kanon NO, but was not purchased.

The gun was mounted on a metal firing platform to give it 360° traverse. It was transported in three loads.

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