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GUN SITES IN POLAND First three guns were situated in Poland as the Schleswig-Holstein battery at Hela at 1939/40 to protect Bay of Danzig. All three guns were fired in May-June 1941, (http://hela.com.pl/adolfy.htm) and short after that were transported to France and used as Battery Lindemann near Sangatte in France where they fired at Dover. Now, in the remains of the battery in Hela is a Museum of Coastal Defence. (http://www.helmuzeum.pl) /any questions at - valle@hela.com.pl/ GUN SITES IN NORWAY The seven guns in Normay were split into two batteries:
After the end of the way the Trondenes guns were taken over by the Norwegian Army, along with 1,227 shells. The battery was last fired in 1957 and formally decomissioned in 1961. The three Engeløya guns were sold for scrap in 1968, but the four guns at Trondenes were spared, and one is open as a museum.(http://hela.com.pl/galerie/trondenes/trondenes-no.htm) GUN SITES IN FRANCE The Schleswig Holstein battery in France saw considerable service, with the three guns emplaced singly in turrets, protected by massive Concrete encasements, in places four meters thick. The guns fired 2226 shells at Dover between 1940 and 1944. The guns were not put out of action by bombing, despite being hit many times, due to the thick concrete. Only the Bruno turret was damaged on 3 September 1944 , when a shell from a British Railway Gun hit it's elevating gear shortly before the battery was captured. DESCRIPTION Intended to be mounted in pairs battleship turrets, the guns were actually produced in left and right handed pairs. These pairs were split up for individual mounting in the coastal defence role. The guns barrel was approximately 20 meters long (sources state between 20300 mm and 21130 mm). In a coastal defence emplacement the gun could be elevated to 52 degrees, giving it a range of 56 km with the special long range shell. In terms of construction the 40.6 cm guns were indentical to the 38 cm SK C/34 - only the calibre of the barrel was different. The rate of fire for the weapon was around 2 rounds per minute. PROJECTILES
::The standard high explosive projectile weighing 1030 kg. Muzzle velocity: 810 m/s.
::Semi-armour piercing shell weighing 1030 kg. Muzzle velocity: 810 m/s.
::An armour piercing shell weighing 1030 kg. Muzzle velocity: 810 m/s.
::A long range shell for coastal gun use, weighing 610 kg. With the full charge it had a muzzle velocity of 1050 m/s and a range of 56 km. With a reduced charge the muzzle velocity was 970 m/s and the range 46.7 km. EXTERNAL LINKS
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