Canet 152mm coast gun M. 1895

 

 

 

 

Russian designation :

6-дм. береговая пушка системы Кане

German designation :

russ. 15 cm Kst.K. (6’’ L/45)

Calibre :

152.4mm L/45

Weight of the barrel :

5815 kg / 6920 kg

Weight of the breech :

123 kg / 126 kg

Weight of the oscillating part :

8300 kg

Weight of the shield :

991 kg

Weight of the carriage :

6290 kg

Weight in action :

14690 kg

Barrel length :

6.858 m

Barrel grooves

number :

38

depth :

1 mm

width :

9.1 mm

Battering charge :

12 kg of smokeless powder

            Russian shells :

 

Shell

lenght :

2.8 calibres

weight :

41.4 kg – charge 1.23 kg Melinite

muzzle velocity :

777 m/s

max. range :

13200 m

Mine shell

lenght :

3.25 calibres

weight :

41.4 kg – charge 1.365 kg black powder

muzzle velocity :

777 m/s

max. range :

13200 m

Shell

length :

2.8 calibres

weight :

41.4 kg – charge 1.23 kg Melinite

Mine shell

length :

3.25 calibres

weight :

41.4 kg – charge 1.365 kg black powder

Mine shell

M. 1907

length :

3.2 calibres

weight :

41.46 kg – charge 3.7 kg Trotyl

muzzle velocity :

792.5 m/s

max. range :

11523 m

Mine shell

improved

lenght :

4.1 calibres

weight :

49.76 kg – charge 3.6 kg Trotyl

muzzle velocity :

752.7 m/s

max. range :

14083 m

Mine shell

M. 1915

length :

4.1 calibres

weight :

41.46 kg – charge 5.8 kg Trotyl

muzzle velocity :

792.5 m/s

max. range :

14450 m

Shrapnel

M. 1913

length :

3.6 calibres

weight :

41.46 kg – 0.56 kg black power

690 bullets x 21.3 g x 15.9 mm

muzzle velocity :

792.5 m/s

max. range :

12620 m

Gas shell

weight :

45.7 kg

muzzle velocity :

760 m/s

max. range :

11157 m

Segment shell

 

length :

2.7 / 3 calibres

weight :

41.4 kg – charge : 162 kg

24 / 28 segments

battering charge :

6.4 kg

muzzle velocity :

605 m/s

max. range :

8643 m

Star shell

length :

4 calibres

weight :

40.32 kg – charge : 335 g

battering charge :

8.5 kg

muzzle velocity :

680 m/s

max. range :

10334 m

            German shell

 

15cm Gr. 03

weight :

51 kg

muzzle velocity :

577 m/s

max. range :

15500 m

Efffective range in 1916 :

10000 m

Elevation :

+ 20° / - 6°

Traversing angle :

360°

Transport :

by rail

Remarks :

Central pivot coastal gun ordered to the French Compagnie des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée in 1891, and received by the Russian Navy in 1895. At the beginning of the World War 12 of these guns were taken from Vladivostok and placed in various Western fortresses : Kovno, Grodno and Novogeorgievsk received 4 guns each with 400 mine shells and 100 shrapnel each. When the fortress of Kovno surrended to the German Army on 17 August 1915, they were captured and assigned to German Fußartillerie-Batterie 629 e 710. In 1916, these batteries were sent to Heeresgruppe Mackensen to defend respectively the Burgas and the Varna harbour. Finally in February 1917 they were delivered to the Bulgarian Coast Artillery. At that time they their barrels were 75% worn out, and they performances were greatly reduced.

 

 

 

 

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