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  • 42 cm Gamma Mörser
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  • The 42 cm Gamma Mörser as it was known in World War II or, originally, the 42 cm kurze Marinekanone L/16 (German for "short Naval gun with 16 caliber barrel") was a German siege howitzer. It was one in a series of super-heavy siege guns developed by Krupp before World War I. During the war, the gun was used to attack the Kaunas Fortress. The sole howitzer that survived World War I was used in World War II to attack the Maginot Line and the fortress of Sevastopol.
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Number
  • 10
breech
is explosive
  • yes
part length
  • L/16
Origin
  • German Empire
Rate
  • 480.0
Service
  • 1909
Name
  • 42
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • Side view of a Gamma-Gerät
traverse
  • 46
Cartridge
  • separate-loading, case charge
Wars
Carriage
  • box
Manufacturer
Used by
  • German Empire
  • Nazi Germany
Recoil
  • hydro-pneumatic
design date
  • 1909
Elevation
  • +43° to 75°
Designer
abstract
  • The 42 cm Gamma Mörser as it was known in World War II or, originally, the 42 cm kurze Marinekanone L/16 (German for "short Naval gun with 16 caliber barrel") was a German siege howitzer. It was one in a series of super-heavy siege guns developed by Krupp before World War I. During the war, the gun was used to attack the Kaunas Fortress. The sole howitzer that survived World War I was used in World War II to attack the Maginot Line and the fortress of Sevastopol.