Karl-Gerät
Ammunition
The original heavy 600 mm concrete-piercing shells (schwere Betongranate) made a crater up to 15 m (49 ft) wide and 5 m (16 ft) deep.

Karl-Gerät

Section Title: Ammunition
Table Section Text: The original heavy 600 mm concrete-piercing shells (schwere Betongranate) made a crater up to 15 m (49 ft) wide and 5 m (16 ft) deep.

Shell	Caliber	Weight	Weight of explosive fill	Muzzle velocity	Max range	Penetration

heavy concrete-piercing shell (schwere Betongranate)	600 mm (24 in)	2,170 kg (4,780 lb)	289 kg (637 lb)	220 m/s (720 ft/s)	4,320 m (4,720 yd)	2.5 metres (8.2 ft) + of concrete

light concrete-piercing shell (leichte Betongranate) 040	600 mm (24 in)	1,700 kg (3,700 lb)	220 kg (490 lb)	283 m/s (930 ft/s)	6,440 m (7,040 yd)	2.5 metres (8.2 ft) + of concrete

light concrete-piercing shell (leichte Betongranate) 041	540 mm (21 in)	1,250 kg (2,760 lb)	no data	378 m/s (1,240 ft/s)	10,060 m (11,000 yd)	3–3.5 metres (9.8–11.5 ft) of concrete

high-explosive shell (Sprenggranate) 041	540 mm (21 in)	no data	no data	no data	no data	no data

Sentence(s)

Karl-Gerät's heaviest ammunition was a 600 mm (24 in) Caliber, with 2,170 kg (4,780 lb) of shell, and the lightest shell is about 1,250 kg (2,760 lb).

final_sentence: Karl-Gerät's heaviest ammunition was a 600 mm (24 in) Caliber, with 2,170 kg (4,780 lb) of shell, and the lightest shell is about 1,250 kg (2,760 lb).