Ossendrecht Howitzer

French Canon 155 C MLE SCHNEIDER - Used by the Germans in Ossendrecht.

Destroyed on the 6th of October 1944 at which a young German conscript died.

Overhauled by members of the Koningin Wilhelmina Kazerne.

 

Year of manufacture: 1917

Weight: 3350 kg

Calibre: 155 mm

Weight grenade: 45 kg

Opening speed: 450 m/sec

Shot range: 11000 meter

Time per shot: 3 minutes

Pulled by: 8 horses"