Table of German heavy artillery in World War II from Catalog of Enemy Ordnance, U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance, 1945.
| Gun* | Type of Carriage and Traverse | Weight of Equipment (lb.) | Length of Barrel in Calibers | PROJECTILE | Remarks | |||
| Max. Range (yds.) | Muzzle Vel. (ft./sec.) | Type** | Weight (lbs.) | |||||
| 15 cm K. in Mrs. Laf. | 45 | 26,000 | 2,730 | H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) | 94.6 | Probably used on platform for coast defense | ||
| 15 cm K. 18 (149 mm) | Mod. Box Trail 12° | 28,459 | 55 | 27,040 | 2,840 | H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) | 94.6 | |
| 15 cm K. 39 (149 mm) | Split Trail 60° | 27,280 | 55.4 | 27,040 | 2,840 | H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) | 94.6 | Probably mfd. by Krupp |
| 17 cm K. in Mrs. Laf. 18 | Mod. Box Trail 16° | 38,500 | 50 | 32,370 | 3,035 | H.E.B.C. (17 cm K. gr. 38 Hb.) | 138 | Krupp, Essen |
| 21 cm Mrs. 18 | Mod. Box Trail 16° | 36,700 | 31 | 18,300 | 1,854 | H.E. (21 cm gr. 18) | 249 | Krupp, Essen |
| 21 cm K. 38 | Field 360° | 78,000 | 50 | 37,200 | 2,870 | H.E. (21 cm K. gr. 38) | 265 | 360° on platform. Krupp, Essen |
| 21 cm K. 39 | Field 360° | 74,800 | 45 | 32,800 | 2,620 | H.E. (21 cm gr. 40) | 278 | Skoda design |
| 21 cm K. 39/40 21 cm K. 39/41 |
Both reported to be very similar to 21 cm K. 39 | |||||||
| 21 cm K. 42 | 37,000 | 2,820 | Muzzle brake fitted | |||||
| 24 cm H. 39 | Field 360° | 59,400 | 28 | 19,700 | 1,970 | H.E. (24 cm gr. 39) | 365 | Skoda design similar to 21 cm K. 39 |
| 24 cm H. 39/40 | Later version of 24 cm H. 39 | |||||||
| 24 cm K. 3 (238 mm) | 6° | 119,000 | 46 (55?) |
41,000 | 3,248 | H.E. (24 cm gr. 35) | 331 | |
| 24 cm K. 18 (238 mm) | Field 6° | 118,800 | 55 | 40,500 | 3,180 | 332 | Fires splined projectile, Rheinmetal Borsig | |
| 28 cm H.L./12 | Static 360° | 111,000 | 12 | 11,400 | 1,150 | H.E. (28 cm Spr. gr. L./3.5 m. Bdz.) | 770 | Uses DeBange Type obturator. Obsolete except for coastal defense |
| 28 cm Kst. H. | Static 360° | 81,500 | 12 | 12,500 | 1,243 | H.E. (28 cm Sprgr. L./3.5 m. Bdz.) | 770 | Similar to 28 cm. H.L./12. Fires same projectile |
| 35.5 cm M. 1 | Field | 165,000 | 21,900 | 1,870 | Anticoncrete (35.5 cm gr. Be.) | 825 | ||
| 42 cm Gamma Mrs. | Static 45° | 308,000 | 16 | 15,500 | 1,485 | Anticoncrete (s. Gr. Be.) | 2,249 2,253 |
Similar to last war equipment |
| 61.5 cm Mrs. | 264,000 | 8 | 15,300 | 1,380 | Anticoncrete (gaschosse L./4.1 für Karl gerät) | 4,400 | Reported to have an auxiliary 54 cm barrel | |
| 15 cm K. (E) | Rly. 360° | 167,000 | 40 | 25,200 | 2,800 | H.E. (15 cm K. gr. 18) | 94.6 | Naval design. Krupp. Same projectile as 15 cm K. 18 |
| 17 cm K. (E) | Rly. 360° | 176,000 | 40 | 29,200 | 2,870 | H.E.B.C. (17 cm Sprgr. L./4.7 Kz. m. Hb.) | 138 | Naval design. Krupp |
| 20 cm K. (E) (203 mm) | Rly. Turntable 360° | 189,500 | 55 | 40,000 | 3,030 | H.E.B.C. (20.3 cm Sprgr. L./4.7 m. Hb.) | 247 | Naval design. Also known as 20 cm S. K. C./34 |
| 21 cm K. 12 (E) | Rly. | 744,000 | 196 | 131,000 | 5,330 | H.E.B.C. (21 cm gr. 35 m. Hb.) | 236 | Splined projectile. Differences are not known |
| 21 cm K. 12V (E) | Rly. | |||||||
| 21 cm K. 12N (E) | Rly. | Believed to involve an alteration of the rifling | ||||||
| 24 cm Th. Br. K (E) (238 mm) | Rly. 1° | 207,000 | 35 | 22,200 | 2,210 | H.E.B.C. (24 cm Sprgr. L./4.5 Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb. ung) | 328 | Sister piece to “Theodor Kanone” |
| 24 cm Th. K. (E) (238 mm) | Rly. | 209,000 | 40 (48?) |
29,000 | 2,660 | H.E.B.C. (24 cm Sprgr. L./4.2 m. Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb.) | 330 | “Theodor Kanone” Naval design |
| 28 cm Ks. Br. K. (E) | Rly. | 262,000 | 40 | 32,300 | 2,690 | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Sprgr. L./4.1 Kz. m. Hb.) | 529 | Naval design. Carriages are believed to be very similar |
| 28 cm lg. Br. K. (E) | Rly. | 271,000 | 45 | 40,500 | 2,820 | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Sprgr. L./4.4 m. Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb.) | 626 | Naval design. Carriages are believed to be very similar |
| 28 cm s. Br. K. (E) | Rly. | 286,000 | 50 | 40,500 | 2,880 | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Sprgr. L./4.4 m. Bdz. u Kz. m. Hb.) | 626 | Naval design. Carriages are believed to be very similar |
| 28 cm Br. N. K. (E) | Rly. | 330,000 | 50,200 | 3,260 | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 39 m. Hb.) | 496 | Probably splined projectile | |
| 28 cm K. 5 (E) | Rly. 1° Turntable 360° | 480,000 | 76 | 63,000 | 3,670 | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 35) | 550 | Weight does not include turntable. Fires splined projectile. Also reported to fire a rocket assisted shell (28 cm R. Gr. L/4.7) with range of 53 miles. |
| 28 cm K. 5/1 (E) | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 42) | Differences from 28 cm K5 are unknown | ||||||
| 28 cm K. 5/2 (E) | H.E.B.C. (28 cm Gr. 42) | Differences from 28 cm K. 5 are unknown | ||||||
| 38 cm Siegfried K. (E) | Rly. Turntable 360° | 55 (52?) |
61,000 | 3,450 | H.E.B.C. (38 cm Sprgr. L./4.5) (Si) | 1,096 | Naval design. Also fires a 1,764 lb. shell with maximum range of 46,000 yds. | |
| 40 cm K. (E) (406 mm) | Rly. | 710,000 | 50 | 49,000 | 3,450 2,790 |
H.E. (40 cm gr. 40) | 1,320 2,100 |
Naval design—Adolf. K. |
| 80 cm Gustav Geschütz | 2,750,000 | 35 | 51,500 | 16,700 | ||||
* Almost all the data given have not been verified by tests performed by any Allied government and information from sources available varies considerably in reliability and degree of confirmation.
** Of the several types of projectiles fired by each weapon, only one believed to give maximum range is listed.
** Of the several types of projectiles fired by each weapon, only one believed to give maximum range is listed.
those are some really big guns – they need to add these to Call of Duty