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Skoda 220 mm howitzer information


Skoda 220 mm howitzer
Skoda 220 mm howitzer in German coastal battery, 1943
Typeheavy howitzer
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1928–1945
Used bySkoda 220 mm howitzer Poland
Skoda 220 mm howitzer Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Skoda 220 mm howitzer Nazi Germany
Skoda 220 mm howitzer Soviet Union
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerSkoda
ManufacturerSkoda
Produced1928-1935
No. built39
Specifications
Massin action:14.7 t (32,000 lb)
travelling:22.7 t (50,000 lb)[1]
Length4.34 m (171 in)
Barrel length4.18 m (165 in)
Width3 m (120 in)
Crew17

Shell128 kg (282 lb)
Caliber220 mm (8.7 in)
Carriagesiege mount
Elevation+4° to +75°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire0.2 rpm
Muzzle velocity500 metres per second (1,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range14,200 m (15,500 yd)

The Škoda 220 mm howitzer was a siege howitzer design which served with Germany, Poland, and Yugoslavia before and during World War II.

  1. ^ Chris Bishop, "The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II", p. 124 New York: Barnes £ Noble Books, 1998 ISBN 0-7607-1022-8

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