K5 railway gun

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway gun
gptkbp:armament shells
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:barrelLength 32 calibers
1 round per 30 minutes
gptkbp:built 1939
gptkbp:caliber 28 cm
gptkbp:crew 30
specialized
gptkbp:deathPlace scrapped
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:design rail-mounted
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Gustav_Krupp
gptkbp:elevation -2 to +45 degrees
gptkbp:fireDepartment railway flatcar
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1941
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1942
gptkbp:highestPoint 45 degrees
gptkbp:historicalSignificance heavy artillery development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label K5 railway gun
gptkbp:lastProduced 1945
gptkbp:legacy influenced future artillery designs
gptkbp:length 47.5 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 360 degrees
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 850 m/s
gptkbp:navigationEquipment 360 degrees
gptkbp:notable_player electrical
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Siege_of_Sevastopol
high mobility on railways
gptkbp:numberBuilt 7
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operationalRange 38 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus limited by railway infrastructure
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:range 38 kilometers
gptkbp:recoil hydraulic
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Dora_railway_gun
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:secondaryRole siege artillery
gptkbp:sights optical
gptkbp:strategicGoals psychological warfare
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:transportation railway
gptkbp:typeOf artillery
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:European_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 200 kg
180 kg
1,200 tons
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1941