15-cm-LG 42 (15cm bezzákluzové dělo)

15-cm-LG 42 (15 cm recoiless gun)
15-cm-Leichtgeschütz 42
15 cm light cover 42


This recoilless cannon was made in only a few pieces. The combat deployment is known to have been included in the coastal defense in Norway, specifically they were part of the 6/503 battery in Naerbö, then at the 502th Division Kriegsmarine in Vara and 507 KüstArtAbt.


TTD
Caliber: 150 mm
Barrel length: 2.6 m
Weight in combat position: 850 kg
Elevation: 70 °
Measurement: 360 °
Muzzle velocity: 290 m/s
Bullet weight: 38 kg
Range: 6,000 m



Source:
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Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X
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