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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
20.3 cm K (E)
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1942
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · WORLD WAR II
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1940
- Combat Weight86,100 kg
- Carriage TypeRailway Mounting
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre203 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)60
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)37 km
- Muzzle Velocity925 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)0.5
- Elevation+10° to +47°
- Traverse14' on mounting; 360° on Vögele turntable
◇Ammunition2MOD.2
- Projectile Weight122 kg
- HE RoundYes
◆Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length19.445 m
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production8
- Production Start1,940 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1942Production ended
86
years in service
2
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
Method of transporting artillery by mounting it on a railway flatcar for movement along rail lines.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
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