Original designation: 15 cm GrW 43
Caliber: 150 mm
Weight: 900 kg
Elevation: + 40 ° to + 80 °
Measure: 20 °
Muzzle velocity: 260 m/s
Firing rate:? ran/min
Bullet weight: 30 kg
Range: 5000 m
Manufacturer: Skoda Werke Pilsen (ie Škoda Plzeň)
Constructed in Škoda under the project designation B 17 as a non-slip mortar. Three prototypes were built. One tested in 1943, but the weapon was found unsuitable for use at the front. The other two were later used by Škoda to test various recoil mechanisms. A similar weapon was developed by Gustlof-Werke in Suhl.
Caliber: 150 mm
Weight: 900 kg
Elevation: + 40 ° to + 80 °
Measure: 20 °
Muzzle velocity: 260 m/s
Firing rate:? ran/min
Bullet weight: 30 kg
Range: 5000 m
Manufacturer: Skoda Werke Pilsen (ie Škoda Plzeň)
Constructed in Škoda under the project designation B 17 as a non-slip mortar. Three prototypes were built. One tested in 1943, but the weapon was found unsuitable for use at the front. The other two were later used by Škoda to test various recoil mechanisms. A similar weapon was developed by Gustlof-Werke in Suhl.