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Kanone 486 (f)

K 486 (f), Railway guns

Twelve guns of this type went into German service. Like the 454 gun it could fully rotate. Made by Schnieder Le Creusot.

CaliberBarrel lengthGun weightShell weightRate of fireMax range
19.4 cm5.9 m65 tons83 kg1 per 2 minutes18.3 km

K 486 (f), Railway guns A photograph from 1996 of the gun that remains on Ile Cézembre, St Malo, France.