15 cm SK L/40 naval gun
| 15 cm SK L/40 | |
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A 15 cm SK L/40 gun aboard the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf circa. 1916–18 | |
| Type | Coast-defence gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1898—1945 |
| Used by |
German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Wars |
World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | about 1896–98 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | about 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) |
| Length | about 6 meters (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Shell | Separate-loading, case charge |
| Shell weight | 40 kilograms (88 lb) |
| Caliber | 149.1 millimeters (5.87 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block? |
| Muzzle velocity | 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) |
The 15 cm SK L/40[Note 1] was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II.
Description
The 15 cm SK L/40 gun weighed about 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb), had an overall length of 6 meters (19 ft 8 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech.
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- QF 6 inch /40 naval gun British equivalent, firing slightly heavier shell
Footnotes
- Notes
- ↑ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
- Citations
References
- Reichs-Marine-Amt, ed. (1909). Bedienungsvorschrift für die 15 cm Schnellade-Kanone L/40 in 15 cm Mittel-Pivot-Lafette C/97 in Einzelkasematte. Berlin: E. S. Mittler. OCLC 252061246.
- Reichs-Marine-Amt, ed. (1909). Bedienungsvorschrift für die 15 cm Schnellade-Kanone L/40 Nr. 617,618 und 619 in 15 cm Minimalscharten-Lafette C/1902. Berlin: E. S. Mittler. OCLC 252061267.
- Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3.
- Hogg, Ian V. (1997). German Artillery of World War Two (2nd corrected ed.). Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 1-85367-480-X.
- Rolf, Rudi (1998). Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-2469-7.
- Rolf, Rudi (2004). A Dictionary on Modern Fortification: An Illustrated Lexicon on European Fortification in the Period 1800-1945. Middleburg, Netherlands: PRAK.
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