8.8 cm SK C/31 naval gun
| 8.8 cm SK C/31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Breech vertical sliding-block | |
| Elevation | -10° to +80°[1] | |
| Traverse | 360° | |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,060 m/s (3,500 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | Horizontal: 17,800 metres (19,500 yd) at 45° Vertical: 13,300 metres (43,600 ft) at +80°[1] | |
The 8.8 cm SK C/31naval gun that was used in World War II.
Description
The 8.8 cm SK C/31 gun weighed 4,255 kilograms (9,381 lb), had an overall length of 6.87 meters (22 ft 6 in) and its bore length was 6.341 meters (20 ft 9.6 in). It used a vertical sliding-block
effective full charges (EFC) per barrel.[1] Six 8.8 cm SK C/31 were briefly installed on the new heavy cruiser (Panzerschiff) Deutschland, replacing its three obsolete 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns, though in 1940 these were replaced with six 10.5 cm C/33 L/65 guns.[2][3]
Ammunition
Fixed type ammunition with and without tracer, which weighed 18.5 kg (41 lb), with a projectile length of 1,227.5 mm (48.33 in) was fired. Ammunition Types Available:
- High Explosive(HE) - 9 kg (20 lb)
- Illumination (ILLUM) - 9.4 kg (21 lb)
See also
Footnotes
- Notes
- ^ SK - SchiffsKanone (Ship Canone); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)
- Citations
References
- Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-790-6.
- Stehr, Werner F.G.; Breyer, Siegfried (1999). Leichte und mitlere Artillerie auf deutschen Kriegsschiffen. Marine-Arsenal (in German). Vol. Sonderheft band 18. Wölfersheim-Berstadt: Podzun Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0664-6.
Further reading
- 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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