15 cm Gerät 55

German designation : Gerät 55
Caliber : 149,1 mm
The length of the barrel: 8200 mm (L/55)
The length of the grooving of the barrel : 7753 mm
Shipping weight : 38 900 kg (transported in 3 parts)
Weight own weapons (without chassis) : 22 200 kg
Elevation : -3° to 88°
Delivery : 360°
Muzzle velocity : 870 m/s
Weight of projectile : 40 kg
Range : 16 to 300 m (height)
Rate of fire : 9 rounds per minute
Stack : ?
The durability of the barrel : ?
Manufacturer : Rheinmetall-Borsig AG, Düsseldorf
Chartered in parallel with the project of Krupp (Gerät 50). In principle, it was magnified gun FlaK 40 calibre of 128 mm, all of the work on the project were suspended in January, 1940..
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