8.8 cm SK L/45 | |
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Type |
Naval gun Naval anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1905?—1945 |
Used by |
German Empire Nazi Germany |
Wars |
World War I World War II |
Specifications | |
Mass | about 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) |
Length | about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in) |
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Shell | separate-loading, case charge |
Shell weight | 9–10 kilograms (20–22 lb) |
Caliber | 88 millimeters (3.5 in) |
Breech | vertical sliding-wedge |
Muzzle velocity | 650 to 890 m/s (2,100 to 2,900 ft/s) |
The 8.8 cm SK L/45 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 45-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.
Description[]
The 8.8 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) and had an overall length of about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in). It used a vertical sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.
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References[]
- 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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