Schwere 10cm Kanone 18 was developed at the end of 20th and brought into service in 1933-34. The carriage was designed by Krupp and the gun by Rheinmetall. The ordnance was a simple one-piece barrel inside a jacket, with the usual horizontal sliding-block breech. The carriage was a robust split-trial type with pressed-steel disc wheels with solid tyres, transverse leaf-spring suspension and two spring balancing-presses. It was designed for horse or vehicle traction. K18 could also be used as a coast gun. |
