12.8cm Kanone K-81/2 Heavy Anti Tank Gun

The 12.8cm Kanone K-81 was designed as a heavy anti tank gun to match the heavy Russian armour such as the KV-1 and IS-2. Around 50 barrels and breeches were fitted to existing carriages with the K-81/1 using old French GPF-T carriage and the K-81/2 using the Russian A-19/ML-20 carriage.

The Kanone K-81/2 was a design variation of the 12.8cm Kanone 44, Pak44. The same gun was subsequently used in the Jagdtiger.

The Kanone K-81/2 saw action on the Eastern front between 1944 and 1945.

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