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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
28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst"
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1918–1918
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · WORLD WAR I
49
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
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 Year1918
- Combat Weight149,000 kg
- Carriage TypeRailway Mounting
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
- Calibre283 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)40
- Ordnance Typerailroad gun
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Maximum Range (standard)18.1 km
- Muzzle Velocity715 m/s
- Elevation+0° to 45°
- Traverse4° (E. u. B.); 180° on platform
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
- Projectile Weight240 kg
- Ammunition Typesseparate-loading bagged charge and projectile, high‑explosive shells
- HE RoundYes
◆Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length21.61 m
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production6
- Production Start1,917 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production started
108
years in service
0
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · World War I
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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