Moreover, because of the large number of vehicles, the weight of these cannons can be further magnified. In history, the Germans' 210mm cannons weighed more than 6 tons to more than 7 tons, and the length of the tube was only 114. If the prince used a large medicine room and appropriately lengthened the tube, the range would be increased to more than 13km, not to mention that the gap was about 3km, the effect would be great in actual combat, one inch long and one inch long.

Think about it, the German SFH18 howitzer in the second battle was only 13,325 meters in range, while the Russians' M1937 gun had a range of 17,265. The range was nearly increased by less than 4km, which had a very obvious advantage over the German artillery, so that the Germans would rather use strong charges to damage the artillery to increase the range. In order to increase the range, the prince could even allow the quality of the shell to decline. After all, there were not many opportunities to not be able to chew the target on the eastern front.

In order to achieve this performance, the prince can reduce the weight of the cannon to about 10 tons. Anyway, this kind of cannon is either transported by crawler turf. The French cannons can even be taken away by one truck. Then the Germans carry a 210mm howitzer on a crawler turf. As for the problem of traction artillery, it is not a big deal. If you use a truck, just pull it separately. If you use a tractor, you can just pull it directly as a whole. Anyway, the cannons that are heavier in history can be pulled, and it is natural to go to this plane.

As for the 150mm long-barrel cannon, there is no need to worry about this issue. In history, the German k16 cannon was almost the product of the most outstanding heroes. The weight of 10,870kg, the elevation angle of 42 degrees, the initial speed of 757 meters per second, the shell weighing 51.4kg, and the range of 22km! This thing is almost invincible to throw on the east line, and it is also the most outstanding heroes to throw on the west line! It can be used in just two battles. In addition to the slightly worse horizontal shooting range of only 8 degrees, this cannon is almost perfect!

The French m1917 155mm cannon was also a hero, but this cannon has a moving weight of up to 13 tons, the bullet weight is only 43kg, and the range is only 19.5 kilometers. Of course, this has something to do with the small elevation angle of this cannon, only 35 degrees, but from the overall performance, it is indeed not as good as the German k16. Among all non-train cannons in France, there is only one cannon that can be compared with the k16 in range, that is, the famous m1917 220mm heavy cannon.

This cannon can shoot 101kg shells at an initial speed of 766 meters for 22.8 kilometers. It is also the leader among non-train cannons. But unfortunately, the cannon is too heavy, with a weight of 25.8 tons, which is more than twice as heavy as the k16! It is not a heavyweight itself, and the possibility of encountering such monsters on the Eastern Front is very small. Therefore, the k16 cannon is enough, and even using reducers can beat the Eastern Front to everything. The only problem is the production of this kind of artillery. If you wait until the war breaks out, the output will definitely be limited. Things like this that can be called strategic weapons need to be hoarded first.

There is another good artillery in history, that is, the 170mmskl40 artillery modified by the Germans with naval guns. The maximum range of this artillery is even longer, reaching 24km, but what embarrasses the prince is that these artillery were originally modified by the naval guns on the former German dreadnoughts. In this plane, the Germans did not get a 170mm second-level main gun, so there is no basis for the modification. If the prince wants a 170mm long-distance cannon, he can only start from scratch... This is really a tragic story.

Then the prince was depressed. He was considering whether it was necessary to make a gun that was not very different from the k15, but was very heavy and had a high configuration. If the German Army needed it, even if the Austro-Hungarian Army had this idea, the prince would not mind making a few shots, but if they didn't have this idea, the prince would still honestly tinker with the k16.

If the prince is allowed to dominate the Eastern Front, then some large-caliber siege cannons are also needed. Although the Russians are very poor, they also have fortresses in some positions. The Austro-Hungarian Empire will inevitably be equipped with some large-caliber siege cannons, so the prince also plans to introduce a cannon with a not-so-long range but absolutely terrifying power to the Bavarian Legion. For such a cannon, the prince also has a target, and its mother type is the Skoda m11 type 305mm heavy siege cannon in history.

The first advantage of this cannon is that it is very light in weight, only over 20 tons! At the same time, the power of the shell is large enough, it uses two types of shells, one is a 287kg light bomb, and the other is a 382kg heavy bomb! Moreover, the maximum elevation angle of this cannon can reach 70 degrees, so the ballistic trajectory is very curved and can hide in the back slope fortification. The only thing that makes this cannon dissatisfied is its range. The range when using light shells is about 11.3 kilometers, while when using heavy shells is about 9,600 meters.

However, even so, this cannon is better than the same-level siege cannons of other countries in the same era. The French 14/16 280mm heavy howitzer weighs only 16 tons, 4 tons lighter. The range is 10,950 meters. It is between the light and heavy bullets of the Skoda 12-inch gun, but the weight of this cannon is too low. The grenade weighs only 205kg. The light and light bullets of the Skoda 12-inch gun are more than 40% heavier than it!

The British 12-inch siege cannon Mkiv has a clear advantage in range, with a range of 13,120 meters and a bullet weight of 340kg. But the problem is that this cannon is too heavy, with a combat weight of 57,915kg! And it is different from the Skoda 12-inch cannon that can be transported as a whole. (The base of the Skoda 12-inch siege cannon is a four-wheeler, and a tractor can be pulled away.) The British siege cannon must be divided into six parts to be transported, gun barrels, brackets, tableboards, gun mounts, other auxiliary equipment, and a large box containing soil...

That's right, you're right, it's just a big box containing soil! Whenever the cannon moves to the firing position, in addition to setting up the cannons, it also has to fill the box with soil and fix it on the cannons, so that the British later equipped each cannon with a power tamp... What a scam. Although this thing can theoretically be transported on the road, it was too big, too heavy and too long, so it was the British army at that time became a "boar on the road". In World War II, this kind of cannon continued to participate in the war. However, even if the German army seized these cannons, it was usually blown up in the old place because they were too heavy and too large, and then scrap iron was recycled...

Therefore, from the perspective of siege howitzer, the Skoda 12-inch gun in history is the best choice. Although the weight is a little large, it may also be integrated into a tracked chassis. After all, the French Schneider 280mm heavy gun used the common chassis with the GPF194mm cannon. In addition to improving mobility, auxiliary mechanical loading equipment was also installed on the back of the gun, which was of great help to increase the rate of fire.
Chapter completed!