'Karl-device' in German), also known as Mörser Karl, was a World War II German self-propelled siege mortar (Mörser) designed and built by Rheinmetall. Its heaviest munition was a 60 cm …

2015年9月9日 · One of the most notable German Mortar Guns was the Mortar Karl, an imposing machine that could fire shells of up to 2170kg and were 60cm in diameter. Its power was …

2022年3月22日 · Between 1941 and 1945 Germany operated some of history’s largest mobile siege mortars. Known as the Karl-Gerät, these monstrous machines could launch shells …

2024年11月6日 · The introduction of the self-propelled 60 cm mortar, designated as Karl-Gerät 040, provided the German army with an extraordinary weapon capable of destroying all but the …

2024年8月24日 · The Karl was an intriguing attempt to develop a super-heavy mortar mounted on a self-propelled chassis to enhance its mobility. It is often criticized as a waste of resources …

2021年7月13日 · The Karl-Gerät, literally the Karl-Device, was one of Nazi Germany’s largest siege mortars, and one of the biggest mortars ever built.

The heaviest German self-propelled piece of ordnance of the war, outside giant railway guns, was Karl Gerät, a tracked, self-propelled 600 mm mortar (23 inches) designed to deal with the …