What heavy artillery was used in world war 1?
one of the main heavy artillery pieces used by the austrians during world war 1 was the skoda 305mm howitzer. this wieghed 28tonnes but was still designed to be transported via road. The heavy shells weighed 850lbs, and the light ones weighed 630lbs. It was manned by a crew of 12 ands it’s maximum range (with heavy shells) is 13,124 yards. Though it was huge, once on site it only took 40mins to assemble. it was developed at pilsen in 1910 and at the outbreeak of the first world war, they were erected outside the fortress of liege in belgium. During August these guns destroyed the ring of 12 fortresses around the city.
