The Rise of the Empire

And because of the large number of vehicles, the weight of these artillery can be further enlarged. Historically, the German 210mm artillery weighed more than 6 tons to more than 7 tons, and the barrel length was only l14. If the prince uses a large medicine chamber, and properly lengthens the barrel, the range can be increased to more than 13km. Regardless of the gap of about 3km, the effect will be great in actual combat, and every inch is long and every inch is fierce. \u003c/p\u003eThink about it, the German sfh18 howitzer in World War II only had a range of 13325 meters, while the Russian m1937 artillery had a range of 17265 meters. The firing range has been increased by less than 4km, and it has a very obvious advantage over German artillery, so that the Germans would rather use strong charges, which after all damage the artillery, to increase the firing range. Even in order to increase the range, the prince can allow the quality of the shells to decline. After all, there are not many chances of encountering immovable targets on the Eastern Front. \u003c/p\u003eIn order to achieve this performance, the prince can relax the weight of the artillery to about 10 tons. Anyway, this kind of artillery must be transported on a crawler platform. The French can even take away the 194mm cannon in one car, so the Germans can take one It is no problem at all to carry a 210mm howitzer on the tracked site. As for towing the artillery, it is not a big problem. If a truck is used, it can be towed separately, and if a tractor is used, it can be towed directly as a whole. Anyway, in history, artillery heavier than this can be towed, and it will naturally work on this plane. \u003c/p\u003eAs for the 150mm long-barreled cannon, there is no need to worry about this problem. In history, the German k16 cannon is almost the product of the superiority, with a gun weight of 10870kg, an elevation angle of 42 degrees, and a muzzle velocity of 757 meters per second , a shell weighing 51.4kg, and a range of up to 22km! This thing is almost invincible when thrown on the eastern front, and it is also superior to others when thrown on the western front! It can also be used to make do with throwing it into the 2nd battle. Except that the horizontal field of fire of only 8 degrees is slightly worse, this artillery is almost perfect! \u003c/p\u003eThe French m1917 155mm cannon was considered a hero for a while, but this artillery has a mobile weight of 13 tons, a shell weight of only 43kg, and a range of only 19.5 kilometers. Of course, this has something to do with the relatively small elevation angle of this artillery, only 35 degrees, but in terms of overall performance, it is indeed not as good as the German k16. Among all the non-train guns in France, there is only one artillery that can compare with the K16 in terms of range, and that is the famous m1917 220mm heavy cannon.\u003c/p\u003e This artillery can shoot a 101kg shell at a muzzle velocity of 766 meters 22.8 kilometers. It is also considered the leader among non-train guns. But it's a pity that the gun is too heavy, with a weight of 25.8 tons, which is more than twice as heavy as the k16! It is not a heavyweight in itself, and the possibility of encountering such a monster on the Eastern Front is also very small. Therefore, the k16 artillery is sufficient, and even with a reduced charge, it can beat all dissatisfaction on the Eastern Front. The only problem is the production of this kind of artillery. If you wait until the war breaks out before mass production, the production will definitely be limited. Things like this that can be called strategic weapons need to be hoarded first. \u003c/p\u003eThere is another good artillery in history, that is, the 170mmskl40 artillery modified by the Germans with naval guns. The maximum range of this kind of artillery is longer, reaching 24km, but what makes the prince a little embarrassed is that these artillery were originally retired from the German dreadnoughts, and in this plane, the Germans did not make 170mm secondary guns. The main gun, so there is no basis for modification. If the prince wants a 170mm long-range cannon, he can only start from scratch.... This is really a tragic story. \u003c/p\u003e Then the prince became depressed. He was considering whether it is really necessary to make a model that is not very different from the k15 in power.

But it is very heavy, and the configuration is also very high. If the German Army needs it, even if the Austro-Hungarian Army has this idea, the prince doesn't mind getting a few doors, but if they don't have this idea, the prince should just tinker with k16 honestly. \u003c/p\u003eIf the prince is to dominate the Eastern Front, then some large-caliber siege guns are also needed. Although the Russians are poor, they also have fortresses in some locations. The Austro-Hungarian Empire will also be equipped with some large-caliber siege guns Therefore, the prince also intends to introduce a gun with a short range but absolutely terrifying power for the Bavarian Army. The prince also has a target for such a gun. Its parent model is the historical Skoda m11 305mm heavy siege gun. \u003c/p\u003eThe first advantage of this artillery is that it is very light in weight, only a little over 20 tons! At the same time, the shell is powerful enough. It uses two shells, one shell is a light shell weighing 287kg, and the other shell is a heavy shell weighing 382kg! Moreover, the maximum elevation angle of this artillery can reach 70 degrees, so the ballistic trajectory is very curved, and it can hide in the reverse slope fortifications. The only dissatisfaction with this artillery is probably its range. When using light shells, the range is about 11.3 kilometers, and when using heavy shells, it is about 9600 meters. \u003c/p\u003e But even so, this artillery is already better than the siege guns of the same level in other countries at the same time. The weight of the French 14/16 280mm heavy howitzer is only 16 tons, which is 4 tons lighter. The range is 10950 meters. It is between the light bullet and the heavy bullet of the Skoda 12-inch gun, but the bullet weight of this gun is too low, the grenade weighs only 205kg, and the light bullet of the Skoda 12-inch gun is more than 40% heavier than it! \u003c/p\u003eThe British 12-inch siege gun mkiv has obvious advantages in range, with a range of 13120 meters. The bomb weight is also 340kg. But the problem is that this artillery is too heavy, with a combat weight of 57915kg! And it is different from the situation that the Skoda 12-inch gun can be transported as a whole. (The base of the Skoda 12-inch siege gun is a four-wheeled vehicle, which can be pulled away with a tractor in front.) The British mkiv siege gun must be divided into six Part of it can be transported, gun barrel, bracket, platform, gun mount, other auxiliary equipment, and a large box filled with soil...  \u003c/p\u003eYes, you read that right, it is a big box filled with soil! Whenever the artillery moves to the shooting position, in addition to erecting the artillery, it is necessary to fill the box with soil and fix it on the artillery, so that the British later equipped each artillery with a power rammer..... .. What a pitiful thing this is. Although this thing could theoretically be transported by road, it was called a "boar on the road" by the British army at that time because it was too big, too heavy, and the convoy was too long. By the time of World War II, this kind of artillery continued to participate in the war. However, even if the German army captured these artillery, they were too heavy and too large, so they were usually blown up in old places, and then recycled scrap iron... \u003c/p\u003eSo, purely from the perspective of the siege howitzer, the historical Skoda 12-inch gun is the best choice. Although the weight is slightly larger, it may also be integrated into the tracked chassis. After all, the French Schneider 280mm heavy gun used to share a common chassis with the gpf 194mm cannon. In addition to improving mobility, auxiliary mechanical loading equipment is also installed on the rear of the artillery. Helps a lot in increasing the rate of fire. \u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e