A very, very ROUGH translation of ''Zonenschießen''...

[Michi]

I have collected some informations about the so-called ''Zonenschießen''.
The so-called Zonenschießen was a procedure in the German Kriegsmarine.
At the so-called Zonenschießen, allied (torpedo)-bombers were fought with ship-guns of a very large diameter, (20,3cm; 28cm & 38cm)
The main goal wasn’t to shoot down enemy airplanes, BUT more to discourage the aircrafts from their course of attack, and so to balk the torpedo-attack.
Zonenschießen was first tested by the Austro-Hungarian (k. &. k.) navy AND the Russian (tsarist) navy during World War 1.


There were 2 types:

A., Water-fire:
SprGr detonates at the water-surface
advantage: an almost impenetrable wall of water & explosive-pieces
disadvantage: height restricts

Here the data a 38cm SprGr:
60–70 m hight
20–25 m broadness
20–25 seconds


Tirpitz firing her aft twin 15 ", 38,1cm, turret with fixed Time fuse rounds (‘’Zonenschießen‘’) at the Lancaster bombers


28cm SprGrs
40–50 m hight
15–20 m breadths
15–20 seconds

20,3cm SprGrs
30 - 35 m hight
approximately 15 m breadths
10 - 15 seconds



B: pulled up explosive-point(??):
SprGr detonates in a certain height (zone)
advantage: height of the wall is doubled, approximately 100 – 150 m
Disadvantage: the swirls could fly through more easily

Explosive-grenades with time-fuse were used.
Below a certain distance, no Zonenschießen could be enforced, because of the so-called security before tube(??).


MfG Michi

[Abwehr]

interesting info!

[Robert Hurst]

Hi Mischi

Thank you for the translation.

Regards

Bob