8.8 cm SK C/32 naval gun

8.8 cm SK C/32
Type Naval gun
Place of origin Germany
Service history
In service 1933—45
Used by Nazi Germany
Spain
Wars World War II
Production history
Designed 1932–34
Specifications
Weight 3,640 kilograms (8,020 lb)
Length 6.69 meters (21 ft 11 in)
Barrel length 6.341 meters (20 ft 9.6 in) (bore length)

Shell Fixed
Shell weight 9–9.4 kilograms (20–21 lb)
Caliber 88 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech vertical sliding-block
Muzzle velocity 950 m/s (3,100 ft/s)

The 8.8 cm SK C/32[Note 1] was a German naval gun that was used in World War II.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK C/32 gun weighed 3,640 kilograms (8,020 lb), had an overall length of 6.69 meters (21 ft 11 in) and its bore length was 6.341 meters (20 ft 9.6 in). It used a vertical sliding-block breech design.

See also

Footnotes

  1. SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)

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