The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette (German: Heavy Howitzer Carriage) (17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf) was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. It was intended to be employed at the Corps level in order to provide long-range counter-battery support. It filled the same basic role as the 21 cm Mörser 18 as well as sharing its carriage, and replaced it entirely after 1942. Although it was technically an excellent weapon, it was expensive, difficult to maneuver, and very slow to set up and tear down; many were lost when their crews abandoned them to avoid capture by advancing Allied forces.
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| - The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette (German: Heavy Howitzer Carriage) (17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf) was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. It was intended to be employed at the Corps level in order to provide long-range counter-battery support. It filled the same basic role as the 21 cm Mörser 18 as well as sharing its carriage, and replaced it entirely after 1942. Although it was technically an excellent weapon, it was expensive, difficult to maneuver, and very slow to set up and tear down; many were lost when their crews abandoned them to avoid capture by advancing Allied forces.
- The Kanone 18 was capable of firing 17 centimeter shells at a maximum distance of up to twenty-nine kilometers. Designed for eliminating enemy artillery at range in a counter-battery role aside from the standard artillery role, the K 18 was quite accurate. This was achieved through the use of a double-recoil system used with the Mörserlafette carriage. Essentially, the barrel slide backwards while the lower section of the carriage shifted forward, generating a stable firing platform.
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| - The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette (German: Heavy Howitzer Carriage) (17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf) was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. It was intended to be employed at the Corps level in order to provide long-range counter-battery support. It filled the same basic role as the 21 cm Mörser 18 as well as sharing its carriage, and replaced it entirely after 1942. Although it was technically an excellent weapon, it was expensive, difficult to maneuver, and very slow to set up and tear down; many were lost when their crews abandoned them to avoid capture by advancing Allied forces.
- The Kanone 18 was capable of firing 17 centimeter shells at a maximum distance of up to twenty-nine kilometers. Designed for eliminating enemy artillery at range in a counter-battery role aside from the standard artillery role, the K 18 was quite accurate. This was achieved through the use of a double-recoil system used with the Mörserlafette carriage. Essentially, the barrel slide backwards while the lower section of the carriage shifted forward, generating a stable firing platform. The K 18 could use two variations of High Explosive shell, one weighing 62.5 kilograms and the other weighing 68 kilograms. In practice, the explosive power of these shells proved almost indistinguishable from the power of the 113 kilogram shell of the 21 cm Morser 18, yet with far more velocity, 925 meter per second to be exact. For effective operation, the gun required a crew of ten men. The Kanone 18 weighed some 17,520 kilograms when set up and 23,375 kilograms in transit. Meanwhile the weapon had a length of 8.5 meters. For transport, the gun barrel had to be removed and transported separately and while the barrel could be removed relatively quickly for the time, the process still took hours. However, it was possible for the gun to be transported via SdKfz 8 half-track for short distances.
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