5 cm SK L/40 gun
| 5 cm SK L/40 | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech Horizontal sliding-wedge | | |
| Elevation | -5° to +20° | |
| Traverse | 360° | |
| Rate of fire | 10 rpm | |
| Muzzle velocity | 656 m/s (2,150 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) at +20°[2] | |
The 5 cm SK L/40 gunnaval gun used in World War I and World War II.
Service
The 5 cm SK L/40 gun was primarily used as an anti-torpedo boat gun aboard avisos, corvettes, gunboats, protected cruisers, submarines, torpedo boats, and unprotected cruisers. It was used by the navies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
Ship classes that carried the 5 cm SK L/40 include:
- A-class torpedo boats
- Type UB II submarines
- S7-class torpedo boats
- S66-class torpedo boats
- G88-class torpedo boats
- S90-class torpedo boats
- Irene-class cruisers
See also
Notes
- ^ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
References
- ^ "48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- OCLC 751804655.
Bibliography
- Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- OCLC 461072478.
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines, and ASW Weapons of All Nations: An Illustrated Directory. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1848321007.
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