L/4,4 ap rounds, scaled to the 28.3 cm size from the 38 cm and 20.3 cm size, respectively. In most respects, the guns and mountings for design 1047 would have resembled those used on the german ships, although the maximum gun elevation would have been. With such a high velocity, the 28 cm gun had very good armour penetration of vertical surfaces.
IJA 28cm Howitzer & Zundapp KS750 w/ Sidecar FineScale
From the mid 1860s to the early 1870s the dutch navy rushed to complete an armored fleet for coastal defense.
Published at 1458 × 989 px.
Published at 1107 × 680 px. ^ during world war i the same cartridge case was used for the 28 cm sk l/40, 28 cm sk l/45 and 28 cm sk l/50 guns. Photos of world war ii: 28 cm he l/4,4 base and nose fuzed projectile.
During world war ii it appears that the same cartridge case was still used for these three guns and for the newer 28 cm skc/28 and 28 cm skc/34 guns.
The 'a' stands for achterlader, the dutch word for breechloader. The shells used for these guns had inferior ballistic characteristics when compared to those for the later 28 cm sk c/34. The 28 cm kanone 5 (e) (nicknamed schlanke bertha or 'slender bertha' by its german crews and anzio annie by american troops who faced it) was a large railway gun produced by krupp during world war ii. Pelayo, infanta maria teresa, almirante oquendo, vizcaya and emperador carlos v.
The k5 was capable of firing its 28 centimeter shells at a maximum range of up to 64 kilometers.
Although called 28 centimeters (11 in), its actual caliber was 28.3 centimeters (11.1 in). 45.7 short tons), had an overall length of 14.15 meters (46 ft 5 in) and its bore length was 13.421 meters (44.03 ft). The same hülsenkartusche was used as the main charge for the 28 cm sk l/45 and 28 cm sk l/50 guns. 43.9 short tons), had an overall length of 12.735 meters (41 ft 9.4 in) and its bore length was 12.006 meters (39.39 ft).
First proposed in the late 1840s, the railway gun didn’t see combat until the american civil war.
These guns had 28 cm psgr.m.k. The 28 cm sk l/50 gun weighed 41.5 tonnes (40.8 long tons; 28 cm schwere bruno railway gun france. The gun design for these ships was contracted out to krupp and was largely based upon the german 28 cm (11) sk c/34 gun used on the small battleships scharnhorst and gneisenau.
It remains on display at the u.s.
1, or 28 cm l/22, was the first of a few 28 cm breechloader krupp guns used by the dutch navy. Leopold was one of two krupp 28 cm k5 (e) railway guns that bedeviled allied landing troops at anzio, italy, in june 1944. Published at 900 × 527 px. This projectile was used by the 28 cm sk l/40, l/45 and l/50 guns during world war ii.
These mountings used hydraulic power with steam pumps as prime movers.
The 28 cm sap round was similar to the 38 cm round, but the 28 cm size did not have the light ap cap used with the 38 cm projectile. It served on the western front and on coast defense duties in occupied flanders during world war i.belgium received four guns as. Instead, it used separate loading bagged charges and projectiles. Army ordnance training and heritage center at fort lee, va.
All german 28 cm guns had an actual bore diameter of 28.3 cm (11.1).
(72 x 24 cm gives a total barrel length of 17.28 m) and the gun was meant to fire 160 kilograms (353 lb.) shells up to 49 kilometers (30.4 miles). The dutch naval gun 28 cm a no. This projectile was used during both world war i and world war ii. 28 cm schwere bruno railway gun france.
Published at 1000 × 595 px.
Photos of world war ii: Railway gun in action, winter camouflage. 28 cm k5 (e) sewastopol krim railway gun. 28 cm schwere bruno german heavy railway artillery.
Although designated as 28 cm (11 in), its actual caliber was 28.3 centimeters (11.1 in).
The 28 cm sk l/45 gun weighed 39.8 metric tons (39.2 long tons; 28 cm ap l/3,2 projectile. Note that the shell weight is shown as 300.7 kg. One of the three 28cm krupp guns at oscarsborg fortress.two of the 28cm pieces were manned and took part in the sinking of the german cruiser blücher in 1940.photo:
Photos of world war ii:
Krupp 28 cm k5 (e) railway gun. The flat trajectory meant that it was not good for plunging fire. Due to the nature of the weapon, the gun had a traverse range of only 2˚. 28 cm k5 (e) sewastopol krim railway gun.
