21cm KANONE 39(t)

21cm KANONE 39(t)
Image: 21cm K39(t)
Year1939
Weapon TypeHeavy Siege Gun
Origin & DesignerCzechoslovakia/Skoda
Numbers Produced60
Crew12
Calibre210mm
Elevation-4° to +45°
Traverse360°
BreechInterrupted Screw
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length9.530mm (L/52)
Overall Length[@length]
Width[@width]
Height[@height]
Weight39.800 kg (In Action)
Round Weight135 kg (Bagged Charge)
Muzzle Velocity860 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire1 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range30.300m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionMotorised (3 x Sd.Kfz 9s)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe K39(t) was a Skoda designed piece which could be used as a heavy field gun or coastal gun. The Germans used twelve of them during the opening phases of operation Barbarossa and these were issued to Artillerie-Abteilung 767 and 768. These weapons were also used to bombard Odessa, Leningrad and Sevastopol. The gun had to be split into three loads for transportation and took six to eight hours to be ready for firing. Around twenty six were used as coastal guns.