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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 518)
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Germany
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Fortress artillery
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Contributor :
Patrick Corbon     
Jean-Marie Balliet      http://www.artillerie.info/ Gilles Roland      http://vestiges.1914.1918.free.fr/ |
Location :
France Mützig (67) Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II
Coordinates :
Lat : 48.55630 / Long : 7.45550
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General comments on this surviving gun :
In 1914 this fortress shot some shells on the french troops coming from the Vosges in the direction of Strasburg, then was kept silent until 1918. In 1945, the same fortress was more brutally engaged against the US army These guns are prefectly well preserved... and are still firing with blank ammunitions for tourists on important occasions
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 4 |
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A complete 4 guns battery of 10cm KiSL guns (battery nr 1) can be seen amongst other interesting material in this Germann fortress transformed into a museum. |
View on the heavy shielding |
View on rge breech through the shield door |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     10cm KiSL | Origin :       ( Krupp)           | ||||
Historic context :
In 1893, the German army wass not satisfied anymore with the performance of its siege and fortress 12 cm guns, and requested studies on new guns using the 10.5 cm calibre, already in service in the Navy. The very first barrel derivated from this design was dedicated to the fortress artilelry and appeared in 1897. |
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