SURVIVING GUN FILE

Version Francaise

Germany

Heavy artillery

15cm quick firing navy gun, 40 calibres, on wheeled carriage

Contribution :

Bernard Plumier

Artillery blog link

Location :

Belgium

Brussels

Musee Royal de l'Armee

The tube of this marine gun has been cut in two.

View on the 45 kg shell and the grooves.

This gun most probably fired at a higher rate that it was allowed to, and the increasing heat did create a permanent deformation, visible on this picture !