24 cm cannon Theodor-Bruno (E)
| 24 cm cannon Theodor-Bruno (E) | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 24 cm cannon Theodor-Bruno (E) |
| Manufacturer country: | German Empire |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Croup , food |
| Production time: | 1937 to 1939 |
| Number of pieces: | 6th |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 7.8 m |
| Caliber : |
23.8 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 35 |
| Cadence : | 0.33 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | 0 ° to +45 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | Carriage 18 °, turntable 360 ° |
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The 24 cm cannon Theodor-Bruno (E) was a German railway gun of the Wehrmacht in World War II .
history
The cannon was the barrel of the 24 cm jacket ring cannon L / 35 (24 cm Rk L / 35 C / 86) from the Siegfried- class coastal armored vehicles and a six-axle railway carriage , both from the time before the First World War originating. It was an interim solution in order to have K 5 and K 12 railway guns available until the introduction of the new modern designs .
The lifespan of a barrel firing 151 kilogram bullets was approximately 1300 rounds.
Six cannons were built and used in railroad batteries 664, 674, and 722.
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain, p. 231.