10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun
The 10.5 cm SK L/45 (Schnelladekanone Länge 45, quick-loading cannon with a barrel length of 45 calibers) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II and was the successor of the older 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun.
| 10.5 cm SK L/45 | |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1907—1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | about 1906–1907 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb) |
| Length | 4.725 meters (15 ft 6.0 in) |
| Shell | Fixed Brass Casing: 25.5 kilograms (56 lb) |
| Shell weight | 17.4 kilograms (38 lb) |
| Caliber | 105 millimeters (4.1 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Elevation | Dependent on mounting:
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| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 15 RPM |
| Muzzle velocity | 710 m/s (2,300 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | Horizontal: 12,700 metres (13,900 yd) at 30° Vertical: 8,230 metres (27,000 ft) at 80° |
Description
The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb), had an overall length of 472.5 cm (15 ft 6 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design.
Naval Use
Gallery
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun Approximate British equivalent firing slightly lighter shell
- 4"/50 caliber gun Approximate US equivalent, firing slightly lighter shell at higher velocity
References
- Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.249.
Bibliography
- 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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