15 cm cannon 18
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 15 cm cannon 18 |
| Manufacturer country: | German Empire |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Rheinmetall, Düsseldorf |
| Development year: | 1933-1938 |
| Production time: | 1938 to 1945 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 6.432 m |
| Caliber : |
14.91 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 55 |
| Cadence : | 2 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −2 ° to +43 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | Turntable 360 °, carriage 11 ° |
The 15 cm cannon 18 ( K 18 for short ) was a field cannon of the Wehrmacht during World War II .
history
The cannon, which was developed by Rheinmetall in Düsseldorf from 1933 , succeeded the 15 cm cannon 16 from the First World War .
In 1938 the K 18 , with its wheel carriage resting in the firing position on a two-part base plate with a table that could be rotated through 360 °, was introduced and remained in service until the end of the war.
The fully field-usable gun was driven in two loads in the motorized train. The lifespan of a barrel that fired 43 kilograms of bullet was approximately 3,000 to 5,000 rounds.
Firing a K 18
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0
Web links
Commons : 15 cm cannon 18 - collection of images, videos and audio files
