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860:Field, medium and heavy guns
785:38 cm schwerer Ladungswerfer
424:. New York: Doubleday, 1979
256:7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42
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96:510 kg (1,120 lb)
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1156:12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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1201:38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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846:30 cm Raketenwerfer 56
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734:8 cm GrW 34
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