15 cm cannon 16
| 15 cm cannon 16 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 15 cm cannon 16 |
| Manufacturer country: |
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| Developer / Manufacturer: | Friedrich Krupp AG , Rheinmetall |
| Development year: | 1913 |
| Production time: | 1916 to 1918 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 6.02 m |
| Caliber : |
14.93 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 43 |
| Cadence : | 3 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −3 ° to +42 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 8 ° |
The 15 cm cannon 16 ( K 16 for short ) was a field cannon that was used by the imperial army in the First World War , by the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht in the Second World War .
history
The cannon, introduced in 1916, was taken over by the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic after the First World War . According to the Versailles Treaty , some had to be given to Belgium (local name Canon de 150 L / 43 ) as reparations .
Until the introduction of the 15 cm cannon 18 in 1938, it was in use by field units. After that she was transferred to reserve and training units.
After the beginning of the Second World War and the successful course of the Western campaign , the former reparations guns were brought back from Belgium. These guns continued to be used in the Wehrmacht under the designation 15 cm K 429 (b).
As an emergency solution, in 1941 some K 16 pipes were placed in the carriage of the 21 cm mortar 18 and led into the mortar carriage under the designation 15 cm cannon 16 .
The life of a tube that fired 51.4 kilograms of HE shells was approximately 3000 to 4000 rounds.
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .
