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ABREVIATIONS FOR ARTILLERY TERMS |
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| Abreviation | German | English |
| Bel.K |
Belagerungskanone |
siege gun |
| BrKstMrs |
Bronce Kustenmorser |
bronze coastal mortar |
| C/64 etc |
Construction 64 |
design (year) 1864 |
| Doppellauf |
double barrel |
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| FK |
Feldkanone |
field gun |
| FlMW |
Flugelminenwerfer |
smoothbore minethrower |
| FlzgK |
Flugzeugkanone |
aircraft gun |
| Geb H |
Giebirgshaubitze |
mountain howitzer |
| Geb K. |
Giebirgskanone |
mountain gun |
| Gerat |
apparatus |
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Grabenkanone |
trench gun |
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| H |
Haubitze |
howitzer |
| IG |
Infanteriegeschutz |
infantry cannon |
| i KasLaf |
in Kasemattenlafette |
in casemate mount |
| i Kst H Laf |
in Kustenhaubitzen- lafette |
in coastal Howitzer mount |
| i MP Laf |
in Mitteipivotiafette |
in central pivot mount |
| i P-Laf |
in Panzerlafette |
in armored mount |
| i PT |
in Panzerturm |
in armored turret |
| i R & i RL |
in Raderlafette |
in wheeled carriage |
| i SL & i S-Laf |
in Schirmlafette |
in shield mount |
| K |
Kanone |
gun |
| Kartaune |
culverin |
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| Kas K |
Kasemattenkanone |
casemate gun |
| K.-Flak |
used for both Kw.-Flak |
and K. -'Zugflak |
| k MK |
kurze Marinekanone |
short naval gun |
| Kp |
Krupp |
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| Kst K |
Kustenkanone |
coastal gun |
| Kst Laf |
Kustenlafette |
coastal mount |
| K.w-Flak |
Kraftwagenflak |
truck mounted anti-aircraft gun |
| K.-Zugflak |
Kraftzugflak |
motor drawn antiair-craft gun |
| L.F.K. |
Luftabwehrfeldkanone |
antiaircraft field gun |
| lg Mrs |
langer Morser |
long mortar |
| M,-Flak |
Maschinenflak |
automatic antiaircraft gun |
| mMW |
mittlerer Minenwerfer |
medium minethrower |
| Mrs |
Morser |
mortar |
| n/A |
neuer Art |
new type |
| Raderflak |
wheeled antiaircraft gun |
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| Rev K |
Revolverkanone |
revolver gun |
| Rh |
Rhinmetall |
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| Ring K i MinsLaf |
Ringkanone in Minimal- schartenlafette |
ring gun in minimal port mount |
| sFH |
schwere Feldhaubitze |
heavy field howitzer |
| SK |
Schnelladekanone |
quick firing gun (naval ) |
| sMW |
schwerer Minenwerfer |
heavy minethrower |
| S.-Flak |
Sockelflak |
pivot mounted antiaircraft gun (not fixed) |
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Sturmbegleitkanone |
assault accompanying gun |
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| Tak |
Tankabwehrkanone |
antitank gun |
| TH |
Turmhaubitze |
turret howitzer |
| TK |
Turmnkanone |
turret gun |
| verstarkt |
reinforced |
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| W.-flak |
Wagen-Flak |
antiaircraft gun on four wheel wagon |