24 cm cannon 4
| 24 cm cannon 4 | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 24 cm cannon 4 |
| Manufacturer country: | German Empire |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Croup , food |
| Number of pieces: | 1 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 17.280 m |
| Caliber : |
23.8 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 72 |
| Elevation range: | 0 ° to +55 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | Carriage 16 ° base plate 360 ° |
The 24 cm cannon 4 was a field cannon that was developed for the Wehrmacht during World War II .
history
At the request of the OKH for a successor to the 24 cm Cannon 3 , Krupp developed this gun in Essen. A single- and double-load prototype was planned. Only the two-tier design was ultimately built. This prototype was badly damaged in an air raid in 1943 and the project was abandoned. The project of using the cannon between two Tiger chassis as a load carrier was also abandoned .
The cannon weighed 65,500 kilograms on the march and could fire 160-kilogram projectiles up to 49,000 meters.
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .