Karl-Gerät Mortar – World War II German self-propelled Siege Mortar

Karl-Gerät Mortar

“Karl-Gerät”, also known as Mörser Karl, was a World War II German self-propelled siege mortar designed and built by Rheinmetall. Its heaviest munition was a 60 cm diameter, 2,170 kg shell, and the range for its lightest shell of 1,250 kg was just over 10 km.
In this episode we’ll tell you how a mortar got the name “Karl,” what its main purpose in battle was, what part it played during World War II, and how the Karl and T-34 could interact.

 

Credit to : World of Tanks North America

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