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In German service the 145 L 16 were known as the 14.5 cm Kanone 405 (f) or 14.5 cm K 405 (f) and employed in Atlantic Wall defenses in German-occupied Western Europe. The Germans gave French 155 L 16 guns the designation 15.5 cm K 420(f), while Italian guns were given the designation 15.5 cm Kanone 420(i). [10]
145: Canon de 145 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond France: World War I - World War II 149.1: 15 cm SK L/45 German Empire: World War II: 149.1: 15 cm SK C/28 Nazi Germany: World War II: 152: BL 6 inch Mk III, IV, VI United Kingdom: 1880 - 1905 152: BL 6 inch gun Mk V Elswick export gun United Kingdom: 1884 - 1945 152: BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun ...
Despite the advent of new technologies like aircraft, machine guns, and armored vehicles, artillery was the primary weapon of land warfare in World War I. Artillery was the principal threat to ground troops in the war and was the main reason for the development of trench warfare.
16 km (9.9 mi) [1] The Canon de 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider was a French heavy artillery piece designed and produced during the First World War . A number were still on hand during the Second World War and served in Belgian, French and German service.
Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906, a mountain gun that could be carried by four mules; Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider, replacement for the mle 1906; Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928; Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 75 mm gun, one of the most famous guns of World War I; Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider, for use by horse artillery
[ammo (rds.)] Armour thickness (front/side/top) Weight Engine Speed Range FCM Char 2C: France 1918 300+/10 12 Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 4× 7.92 mm MG 45/22/10 mm 70 t Petrol 2×200/250 hp 15 km/h 160 km Mark VIII: US/UK 1918 1500/125 12 2× 6 pdr; 7 MGs 16/16/6 mm 33.6 t Petrol 300/340 hp 8 km/h 89 km (55 mi) Medium Mark B: UK 1918
During World War I, the SK L/45 was used as anti-torpedo boat guns on all Imperial German Navy dreadnoughts and as main guns on torpedo boats and destroyers.The SK L/45 was also used to replace some of the 8.8 cm SK L/35 anti-torpedo boat guns on pre-dreadnought battleships.
The 8.8 cm Flak 16 was a German 8.8 cm anti-aircraft gun from World War I, forerunner of the 8,8 cm FlaK/PaK Flak 18/36/37 of World War II. Its contemporary name was the 8,8 cm K.Zugflak L/45 . Development