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Karl-Gerät 040/041 was a World War 2 German self propelled siege mortar designed and built by Rheinmetall.
Crew: 21
Total production: 7
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 crew 2
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 firing
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 ready to fire
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 barrel and crew
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 barrel 2
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- Karl Gerat 040 camouflaged
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 crew
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- Schwere Morser Karl Gerat VI Ziu and Munitionsschlepper Panzer IV
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- heavy mortar Karl Gerat 040 041 Eastern Front
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 Mortar Shell Being Loaded
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 shell 2
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- 60 cm Karl Gerat and Munitionsschlepper Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf F
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 Shell Being Loaded
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- Morser Karl Gerat Sevastopol 1942
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 shell 3
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- Heavy mortar Karl Gerat VI Ziu Warsaw Uprising 1944 barrel
Karl-Gerät 040/041 was a World War 2 German self propelled siege mortar designed and built by Rheinmetall.
Crew: 21
Total production: 7
Specifications
version |
040 |
041 |
crew |
19 |
15 |
main armament |
600 mm L/7, elevation: +55 to +70, traverse: 4 left, 4 right; range 4000 – 6800 m |
540 mm L/11,5, elevation: +58 to +70, traverse: 4 left, 4 right; range 10000 m |
combat weight (kg) |
124000 |
126350 |
barrel weight (kg) |
28400 |
28400 |
gun weight (kg) |
69000 |
72350 |
carriage weight (kg) |
62340 |
62340 |
weight during rail transport |
179800 |
182000 |
length (mm) |
11150 |
11370 |
width (mm) |
3160 |
3160 |
height (mm) |
4780 |
4780 |
wheel base (mm) |
2650 |
2650 |
track contact (mm) |
7000 |
7000 |
ground pressure (kg/cm2) |
1,77 |
1,81 |
engine |
gasoline MB503A 12V 573 hp at 1850 rpm, 44500 cm3 or diesel MB507C (CV) 12V, 573 hp |
gasoline MB503A 12V 573 hp at 1850 rpm, 44500 cm3 or diesel MB507C (CV) 12V, 573 hp |
fuel capacity (l) |
1200 |
1200 |
fuel consumption |
gasoline: 175 l/h, diesel: 120 l/h |
gasoline: 175 l/h, diesel: 120 l/h |
range (road km/ off-road km) |
40-60 |
40-60 |
max speed (road/ off-road km/h) |
6-10 |
6-10 |
tracks |
500 mm |
500 mm |
track pitch |
170 or 240 mm |
240 mm |
number of links per trac |
133 or 94 |
94 |
ground clearance (mm) |
350 |
350 |
manufacturer |
Rheinmetall |
Bibliography
- Karl-Gerat 040 at the Front – Allied-Axis 9
- Janusz Ledwoch: Gerät 040/041 Karl Mörser – Wydawnictwo Militaria 281, Tank Power vol.LIII (polish/english)
- Thomas L. Jentz Bertha’s Big Brother Karl-Geraet (60 cm) & (54 cm) – The Super Heavy Self Propelled Mortar also known as Geraet 040/041 Nr. I-VII