- 17 cm Kanone 18
Infobox Weapon
name=17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette
caption=17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf in the US Army Ordnance Museum.
origin=Germany
type=heavy gun
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service=1941-1945
used_by=Germany
wars=World War II
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manufacturer=Krupp
production_date=1941-1945
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weight=combat: 17,520 kg
(38,625 lbs)
travel: 23,375 kg
(51,533 lbs)
length=8.53 m (28 ft)
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caliber=173 mm (6.8 in)
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velocity=925 m/s (3,035 ft/s)
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max_range=29,600 m (32,371 yds)
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breech=horizontal block
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elevation=-6°to +50°
traverse=16° on wheels
360° on platform
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speed=The 17 cm Kanone 18 in "Mörserlafette" (German: Heavy Howitzer Carriage) (17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf) was a German heavy gun used in the
Second World War . It was intended to be employed at the Corps level in order to provide very long-rangecounterbattery support. It filled the same basic role as the21 cm Mörser 18 , as well as sharing its carriage, and replaced it entirely after 1942. Although it was technically an excellent weapon, it was expensive, difficult to maneuver, very slow to set up and tear down; many were lost when their crew had either to abandon them or to risk capture by advancing allied troops.References
* Englemann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. "Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliderung, 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 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
* Hogg, Ian V. "German Artillery of World War Two". 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X
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