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By Lasse Jensen
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Last updated 10 April 2002
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Canon de 220mm Long Mle 1917 Schneider
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General |
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| Designer |
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Canon de 220mm Long Mle 1917 Schneider
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| Original
Manufacture |
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Schneider
et Cie., Le Creusot, France |
| Original
Manufacture name |
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220mm L
Mle 1917s |
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| Is
this a license build gun? |
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no |
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| License
Manufacture |
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| Customer
Aim |
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Domestic
Military |
| Prototype
naming |
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| Indented
country naming |
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France,
220mm L Mle 1917s |
| Naming
variants |
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Germany
-'22cm K 532(f)' |
| reversion
models |
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| Licenses
build variants |
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| Export
variants |
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| Nature
of weapon |
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Heavy gun |
| Introduction
date |
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| First
action date |
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| Production
time |
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| Production
number |
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| Crew |
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Gun
dimension |
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| Caliber,
bore |
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220mm |
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| Caliber,
length/bore |
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L/35
(L34.87) |
| Muzzle
brake |
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| Recoil
system |
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| Breech
mechanism |
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| Barrel
length (all) |
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7.672m |
| Barrel
length (ex breech) |
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| Length
of rifling |
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6.113m |
| Twist
of rifling |
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92
grooves, 7 degrees (to right) |
| Barrel
weight (all) |
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9.280kg |
| Barrel
construction |
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Jacketed |
| Weight
(firing position) |
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23.000kg
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| Weight
(traveling order) |
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(1 load):
25.880kg; (2 loads): 30.120kg |
| Length
(firing position) |
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| Length
(traveling order) |
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| Width
(firing position) |
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| Width
(traveling order) |
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| Height
(firing position) |
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| Height
(traveling order) |
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| Ground
Clearance (towing) |
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Gun
performers |
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| Traverse
Right |
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360° |
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| Traverse
Left |
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360° |
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| Elevation |
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+37° |
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| Depression |
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-0° |
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| Ammunition
types |
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104.05kg
, 22cm Gr. 534 (f) -HE1
104.75kg, 22cm Gr. 535 (f) -HE2 |
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| Maximum
Range |
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21,600m -HE1
22,800m
-HE2 |
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| Muzzle
velocity |
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754m/s
-HE1
766m/s -HE2 |
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| Charge
weight |
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20kg |
| Rate
of Fire - 30s |
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| Rate
of Fire - 4m |
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~3-4
rounds |
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| Rate
of Fire - 10m |
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| Rate
of Fire - 1h, sustained |
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Carriage |
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| Name |
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| Variants |
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| Shield |
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no |
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| Weight |
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| Wheels
(if any) |
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yes |
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| Tyres
(if any) |
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no |
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Towing
vehicle |
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| Primary
type |
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| Trailer |
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 History
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Under construction
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More
Pictures
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| 22cm K
532(f) |
22cm K
532(f) |
22cm K
532(f) |
22cm K
532(f) |
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Guernsey
Island, Dollmann battery
Dec 1941 |
Guernsey
Island, Dollmann battery
Dec 1941 |
Guernsey
Island, Dollmann battery |
Guernsey
Island, Dollmann battery |
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References:
The
Atlantikwall website.
Additional web resources.
Various web notes.
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