15 cm Kanone 18

15 cm Kanone 18 Mrs 18.jpg 300 15 cm Kanone 18 at Belgrade Military Museum, Serbia Germany Heavy gun yes Nazi Germany World War II Rheinmetall 1933–1938 Rheinmetall 1940–1943 101 Combat: 12,460 kg(27,469 lbs)Travel: 18,600 kg(41,006 lbs) 8.6 m ftin on 8.195 m ftin on 1 L/55Heavy Artillery Chamberlain Peter 26 1975 Arco Gander Terry 0668038985 New York 2143869 43 kg lb on 149 x 815 mm Rhttp://old.municion.org/15/150x815R.htm 150x815R / MUNICION.ORG old.municion.org 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 865 m/s (2,838 ft/s) 24,500 m (26,793 yds) horizontal block box trail -2° to +45° 10° on wheels 360° on platform The 15 cm Kanone 18 (15 cm K 18) was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. Design and history In 1933 Rheinmetall began development of a new artillery piece to fulfill a German Army requirement for a replacement of the aged 15 cm Kanone 16, with the first production units received in 1938. There was not much of an improvement over the older gun as it weighed two tons more than the K 16 but only had 2290 m yd more range. The army was happy with the range, but not with the carriage. There was a special transport carriage for the gun when traveling long distances and putting it on its turntable for firing took more time to assemble.15cm Kanone 18 (15cm K18) https://tvd.im/land-systems/2127-15cm-kanone-18-15cm-k18.html 2025-10-15 Military Equipment Guide With Photos en The rate of fire was at best two rounds per minute.Bishop, Chris. The encyclopedia of weapons of world War II. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2002, p.133 Ammunition The K18 used different types of ammunition based on carriers, but most probably would have used High Explosive or Armour Piercing shells. Crews could use different amounts of charges to effect trajectory and range, similar to other heavy guns of the time.15cm Kanone 18 (15cm K18) 150mm Heavy Field Gun https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=758 2025-10-15 www.militaryfactory.com Use thumb|left|K 18 firing in Russia A total of 101 examples were built by Rheinmetall between 1938 and 1943. It was not popular in service as its barrel length and weight were very large proportionally for its shell damage, and its performance was not much better than the established K16 design. The Heer also fielded many larger caliber guns which were more effective at engaging fortifications. This caused its production to be terminated in August 1943. Many were used in static coastal installations, removing all mobility drawbacks and resulting in successful service over the K16. See also 152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) – Soviet World War II equivalent 155 mm Long Tom – American World War II equivalent Notes References 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 0-385-15090-3 Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 1-85367-480-X External links Category:World War II artillery of Germany Category:150 mm artillery Category:Rheinmetall Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1940