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beneath the breech. The lower part of the gun shield was hinged and could be folded forward and secured by chains on the shield for transport. Behind the gun shield, there were two metal frames on the carriage's axle which held ammunition boxes each with 14 rounds. When assembled the guns could then
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in August 1914. Another two guns arrived in East Africa on board the
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873:24 cm schwere FlügelMinenWerfer Albrecht
863:9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz
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659:German artillery of World War One
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135:Limber: 430 kg (950 lb)
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810:7.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/13 C/80
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291:on landing carriage circa 1900
272:Maximum firing range
267:448 m/s (1,470 ft/s)
154:1 m (3 ft 3 in)
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697:www.passioncompassion1418.com
581:"48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES"
1147:24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl"
1142:24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto"
835:10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze L/12
726:s400910952.websitehome.co.uk
607:Fleischer, Wolfgang (2015).
357:The 6 cm S-Bts K L/21 was a
237:Field carriage: -10° to +20°
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815:Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904
722:"German Colonial Uniforms"
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479:A 6 cm boat-gun L/21 on a
1137:21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert"
613:. Barnsley. p. 100.
424:Germany's colonial empire
325:engineers faced was that
275:3.4 km (2.1 mi)
235:Center pivot: -3° to +15°
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1185:3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5
1094:28 cm Haubitze L/14 i.R.
363:horizontal sliding block
204:Horizontal sliding block
193:60 mm (2.4 in)
1251:5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt
1172:Anti-aircraft artillery
1152:28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst"
919:Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903
805:7.5 cm GebirgsKanone 13
795:5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt
656:Jäger, Herbert (2001).
183:2.7 kg (6 lb)
1132:17 cm SK L/40 "Samuel"
1084:21 cm Versuchmörser 06
1019:15 cm Ring Kanone L/30
1014:15 cm Ring Kanone C/92
1009:15 cm Ring Kanone C/72
561:. . pp. 105–110.
253:Rate of fire
1180:3.7 cm Maxim Flak M14
1157:28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno"
460:infantry support guns
319:amphibious operations
1109:42 cm Gamma howitzer
1059:21 cm Haubitze M1891
1039:17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L.
772:German artillery of
311:Imperial German Navy
263:Muzzle velocity
1162:38 cm SK L/45 "Max"
1089:28 cm Haubitze L/12
436:Maji Maji Rebellion
321:. The problem that
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585:www.quarryhs.co.uk
448:German East Africa
100:Production history
23:6 cm S-Bts K L/21
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1127:15 cm SK "Nathan"
989:12 cm Kanone C/80
934:7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.
914:5.3 cm Fahrpanzer
853:Granatenwerfer 16
800:6 cm S-Bts K L/21
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382:be attached to a
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929:7.7 cm FK 96
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396:direct fire
299:World War I
94:World War I
44:Landing gun
16:Landing gun
1266:Categories
984:10 cm K 17
979:10 cm K 14
974:10 cm K 04
939:7.7 cm KiH
731:2021-03-16
707:2021-03-16
590:2021-03-16
537:References
371:gun shield
369:carriage,
365:breech, a
305:Background
1243:Tank guns
1233:MG 18 TuF
905:, medium
888:25 cm sMW
868:17 cm mMW
637:cite book
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567:220997162
438:. In the
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367:box trail
315:garrisons
257:12-14 rpm
231:Elevation
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782:Infantry
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456:Flanders
408:shrapnel
404:canister
289:calibers
243:Traverse
220:Carriage
172:60 x 64R
115:Designed
105:Designer
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