Английская Википедия:38 cm Siegfried K (E)
The 38 cm Siegfried K (E) was a German World War II railway gun based on the 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun that served as the main armament of the Шаблон:Sclasss. Only four were produced. K stands for Kanone (cannon), E for Eisenbahnlafette (on railroad mounting).
Design
Like the 38 cm SK C/34 naval guns deployed as coastal defense, the 38 cm Siegfried K guns were modified with a larger chamber to handle the increased amount of propellant used for the special long-range Siegfried shells.[1][2]
The gun had no ability to traverse on its mount, relying instead on moving along a curving section of track or on a Vögele turntable to aim. The turntable (Drehscheibe) consisted of a circular track with a pivot mount in the center for a platform on which the railroad gun itself was secured. A ramp was used to raise the railway gun to the level of the platform. The platform had rollers at each end which rested on the circular rail for 360° traverse. It had a capacity of Шаблон:Convert, enough for most of the railroad guns in the German inventory. The gun could only be loaded at 0° elevation and so had to be re-aimed for each shot.[3]
Ammunition
The gun used the standard German naval system of ammunition where the base charge was held in a metallic cartridge case and supplemented by another charge in a silk bag which was rammed first.
Four types of shells were used by the 38 cm Siegfried K (E), including the special long-range Siegfried shell (Siegfried—Granate) developed by the army. Almost 40 per-cent lighter, it could be fired with a reduced charge at Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert. With a full charge it reached Шаблон:Convert and could travel Шаблон:Convert–equivalent to over 34.5 miles.[4]
| Shell name | Weight | Filling Weight | Muzzle velocity | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nose-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.6 m KZ m Hb) | Шаблон:Convert | Unknown | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert |
| base-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.4 m BdZ m Hb)) | Шаблон:Convert | Unknown | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert |
| base-fused AP shell with ballistic cap (Panzer- Sprenggranate L/4.4 m BdZ m Hb)) | Шаблон:Convert | Unknown | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert |
| nose- and base-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Si-Gr L/4.5 Bdz u. Kz (m.Hb)) (light load) | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert TNT | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert |
| nose- and base-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Si-Gr L/4.5 Bdz u. Kz (m.Hb)) (full load) | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert TNT | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert |
Notes
References
- Campbell, John. Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press, 2002 Шаблон:ISBN
- François, Guy. Eisenbahnartillerie: Histoire de l'artillerie lourd sur voie ferrée allemande des origines à 1945. Paris: Editions Histoire et Fortifications, 2006
- 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 Шаблон:ISBN
- Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 Шаблон:ISBN
- Kosar, Franz. Eisenbahngeschütz der Welt. Stuttgart: Motorbook, 1999 Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Convert SK C/34, NavWeaps [1] Chamber volume increased from Шаблон:Convert, rifling length reduced correspondingly from Шаблон:Convert
- ↑ Campbell, p. 229
- ↑ François, p. 75
- ↑ Hogg, pp. 242-3
