12 cm K.A.

12 cm K.A.
Two 12 cm K.A. in 1920
TypeGun-howitzer, Naval gun
Place of originNetherlands
Service history
In service
  • Army 1873
  • Navy 1875[1] - 1881
Used by
Production history
Unit cost3,825 guilders[2]
Produced1873
No. built570+
Specifications
Mass942 kg[1]
Length2.10 m[1]

Caliber12-centimetre (4.72 in)[1]
Muzzle velocity293.4 m at 41 m[3]

The 12 cm K.A. was a Dutch fortress, siege and naval rifled bronze breechloading gun. In the Dutch army it was called Kanon Brons getrokken van 12 cm K.A.. In the Dutch navy: Kanon van 12 cm A No. 2. It was produced in substantial numbers in the Netherlands. There were also steel and steel bronze versions.

  1. ^ a b c d Tideman 1880, p. 2e afd p. 119.
  2. ^ Weitzel 1874, p. 27.
  3. ^ Departement van Marine 1878, p. 71.