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"kruz Bruno" SK L/40 Kanone Eisenbahn This 1936 Programme gun was one of the series of four of the same calibre that differed principally in barrel length and were named accordingly in barrel length and were named accordingly; this was the shortest of the four. The gun was the 28cm SK L/40 naval gun mounted in a ring cradle with the hydro pneumatic recoil system underneath. The mounting was of much the same design as that of the 24cm Theodor Bruno, suitably enlarged; a box girder structure into which the gun was trunnioned. Folding platforms and handrails were fitted and the assembly was mounted on two ten-wheel bogies. A limited degree of traverse was available by moving the mounting across the rear bogies bolster, but the gun was usually emplaced on a portable turntable. Eight guns of this type were built and issued in 1937-8. |
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"lange Bruno" SK L/45 Kanone Eisenbahn The second of the 1936 series of 28cm guns, this had the long barrel and was thus called lange Bruno. The ordnance was the 28cm SK L/45, another ex-naval weapon. Only three weapons were built in 1937. The mounting was the same as that used with the short model, a box girder body riding on two ten wheel bogies. The lange Bruno was slightly lighter than the shorter kurz Bruno, because although the barrel was longer it was also of thinner section. |
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"Schwere Bruno" L/92 Kanone Eisenbahn The third 1936 gun in 28cm calibre heavy Bruno was based on the ordnance of the 28cm Kusten Kanone L/42, a weapon that had been superseded in coast defense but two of which were available from old stock. The mounting was the same as that used for the other Bruno guns, and the two equipments were built and issued in 1938. |
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"Bruno neue" Kanone Eisenbahn In the spring of 1938, while the earlier series of Bruno guns were reaching completion, the army reviewed their performance and deciding it was insufficient. After studying the designs Krupp replied that, since the army had specified that the programme was to be completed by 1939, modification involving the design and manufacture of new barrels could not be done in the time. The army accepted this and instructed Krupp to proceed with the design of a new equipment, the delivery date for which was not finalized. Eventually three weapons were manufactured : one delivered in November 1940, one in July 1941 and the last in February 1942. It had been intended to build more but the better performance of the 28cm K5 (E), together with a ballistic irregularity that defied solution, caused the project to be cancelled after the third delivery. |
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Calibre | length of gun | Caliber | Barrel Weight(kg) |
Elevation | Axle | weight
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Kanone (E) 'kurz Bruno' |
283mm 11.14" |
11200mm 36.75 ft |
40 | 45,300 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 5 | 129,000 | 14300m |
| 28cm Kanone (E) 'lange Bruno' |
283mm 11.14" |
12735m 41.78 ft |
45 | 39,800 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 5 | 123,000 | 16800m |
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Kanone (E) 'schwere Bruno' |
283mm 11.14" |
11930m 39.14 ft |
42 | 40,850 | +10° to +45° | 2 x 5 | 118,000 | 16800m |
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Kanone (E) 'Bruno neue' |
283mm 11.14" |
16400mm 53.81 ft |
58 | 55,260 | +0° to +50° | 2 x 5 | 150,000 | 36600m |
| 28cm Kanone 5 (E) | 283mm 11.14" |
21539mm 70.08 ft |
76 | 85,000 | +0° to +50° | 2 x 6 | 218,000 | see performance |
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Deutsche Eisenbahn Geschützen - Gerhard Taube - Motor Buch
Verlag - ISBN 3-613-01352-5 