Four types of shells were used by the 38 cm SK C/34, although the Siegfried-Granate could only be used by the coastal defense versions. Almost 40 percent lighter, this shell could be fired with a reduced charge at 920 metres per second (3,000 ft/s) out to 40 kilometres (44,000 yd).

Used on the famous Bismarck class battleships, this weapon is usually - but incorrectly - referred to as being 47 calibers long, but it was actually 51.66 calibers in overall length (German Method) and 48.43 calibers in bore length (USA/UK Method).

The 38 cm SK L/45 "Max", also called Langer Max (literal translation "Long Max") was a German long-range, heavy siege and coast-defense gun used during World War I.

Four types of shells were used by the 38 cm SK C/34, although the Siegfried-Granate could only be used by the coastal defense versions. Almost 40 percent lighter, this shell could be fired with a reduced charge at 920 metres per second (3,000 ft/s) out to 40 kilometres (44,000 yd).

Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas.

The infamous 38 cm Sturmmörser, better known as the Sturmtiger, had its genesis in from the Battle of Stalingrad where a heavy support vehicle with a large armament capable of demolishing building was desired.

Nov 11, 2004 · Are the British 15" Mark I and the German 38cm SK. C/34 comparable weapons? I realize that the German gun was more modern and perhaps more accurate too, but I understand that the shells fired by the British rifles were heavier.

The guns of battery “Hanstholm II” had the name 38 cm S.K.C/34. They were completely modern guns, which were developed to be fitted onto German warships of the "Bismarck" class. Finished gun turret, summer 1941. The massive gantry cran, which could lift up to 150 tonnes, is still in place. above the turret. (Marineschule Mürwik).

Jul 18, 2019 · 38cm SK C/34 gallery Weapons Parade | Pictures and info about the German 38cm SK C/34 coastal defense gun, a variant of the Bismarck's guns.

"Surroundings of Nieuwpoort 1914-18: The famous Leugenboom [name of area in Belgium where the Pommern Battery was located] cannon that fired at Dunkirk." The armored shield on this cannon was 60 mm thick and the concrete ring around the mount was 2 …