15 cm Kanone 16
| 15 cm Kanone 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech horizontal sliding-block | | |
| Carriage | box trail | |
| Elevation | -3° to +43° | |
| Traverse | 8°[1] | |
| Rate of fire | 3 rpm | |
| Muzzle velocity | 757 metres per second (2,480 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | 22,000 metres (24,000 yd)[1] | |
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 World War I were taken into Wehrmacht service after the conquest of Belgium as the 15 cm K 429(b). It generally served on coast-defense duties during World War II.
Design
The K 16 was a thoroughly conventional design for its day with a
Ammunition
It fired 2 types of high-explosive shells, which differed only in which fuzes they could accept. It used a three part charge in its cartridge case. Charge 1 yielded a muzzle velocity of 555 metres per second (1,820 ft/s). Charge 2 replaced Charge 1 in the cartridge case and propelled the shell with a velocity of 696 metres per second (2,280 ft/s). Charge 3 was added to Charge 2 and raised the muzzle velocity to 757 metres per second (2,480 ft/s).[2]
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- BL 6 inch Gun Mk XIXBritish equivalent
- Canon de 155mm GPFFrench equivalent
References
Citations
Sources
- Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974.
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979. ISBN 0-385-15090-3.
- ISBN 1-85367-480-X.
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