10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun
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| 10.5 cm SK L/40 | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech Horizontal sliding-block | | |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic | |
| Elevation | -10° to +30° | |
| Traverse | 360° | |
| Rate of fire | 15 RPM | |
| Muzzle velocity | 690 m/s (2,300 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | 12,200 m (13,300 yd) at 30° | |
The 10.5 cm SK L/40 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 40-
naval gun used in World War I and World War II
.
Description
The 10.5 cm SK L/40 gun weighed 1,555 kilograms (3,428 lb), had an overall length of 4.475 m (14 ft 8.2 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block
breech
design.
Surviving examples
East Africa Campaign
in World War I, outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.- From Königsberg:
- Nr. 369L is on display at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa
- A second is on display at Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
- A third is located on a traffic island in Jinja, Uganda
- From Emden:
- A gun is on display at Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia
- A second is located at the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre in HMAS Kuttabul, the main naval base in Sydney
- A third is on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra
- From the Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Prinz Eitel Friedrich
- A gun is on display at Memorial Park, Cambridge, NY, United States[1]
See also
- List of naval guns
- British BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII- firing slightly lighter shell
Notes
- ^ "Germany 10.5 cm/40 (4.1") SK L/40 Pictures". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-40_skc00.php
Sources
- 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.
- 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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