8.8 cm SK L/35 naval gun
| 8.8 cm SK L/35 | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech horizontal sliding-wedge | | |
| Rate of fire | 12 RPM | |
| Muzzle velocity | 620 m/s (2,000 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | 8,790 metres (9,610 yd) at 25° | |
The 8.8 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-
naval gun that was used in World War I
on a variety of mounts.
Description
The 8.8 cm SK L/35 gun had an overall length of about 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in). It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.
The 8.8 cm SK L/35 was a widely used naval gun on many classes of World War I
. Its primary use on battleships and cruisers was as an anti-torpedo boat gun, while on torpedo boats it was their secondary armament.Ship classes that carried the 8.8 cm SK L/35 include:
See also
Notes
- ^ Friedman, N. (2011). Naval weapons of World War One. p. 276
References
- OCLC 252060650.
- OCLC 252061398.
- 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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