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Railway Gun




Type                                                  RailwayGun

Place of origin                                   Nazi Germany

In service                                           1941–45 

Used by                                             Wehrmacht

Wars                                                  World War II

Designer                                            Krupp 

Designed                                           1934

Manufacturer                                   Krupp

Unit cost                                            7 million 

ReichsmarkProduced                       1941Number 

built                                                   2

Weight                                              1,350 tonnes

Length                                             47.3 metres

Barrel length                                   32.5 metres

Width                                               7.1 metres

 Height                                            11.6 metres

Crew                                   250 to assemble the gun in 3 days, 2,500 to lay track and dig embankments. 2 Flak battalions to protect the gun from air attack.

Caliber                                           80cm(31 in)Rate of fire 1 round every 30 to 45 mins

Muzzle velocity                               820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)

Effective firing range                     39,000 metres (43,000 yd)

Maximum firing range                  47,000 metres (51,000 yd)


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