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8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun

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8.8 cm SK C/30
A restored gun preserved at Fjell Fortress in Norway
TypeNaval gun
Anti-aircraft gun
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service1933—1945
Used byNazi Germany
Republic of China
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1930–1933
Specifications
Mass1,230 kilograms (2,710 lb)
Length3.96 meters (13 ft 0 in)
Barrel length3.706 meters (12 ft 1.9 in) (bore length)

ShellFixed QF
Shell weight9–10 kilograms (20–22 lb)
Caliber88 millimeters (3.5 in)
BreechVertical sliding-block
Elevation-10° to +80°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire15 rpm
Muzzle velocity790 m/s (2,600 ft/s)
Effective firing rangeHorizontal: 14,175 metres (15,502 yd) at +43.5°
Vertical: 9,700 metres (10,600 yd) at +80°[1]

The 8.8 cm SK C/30[Note 1] was a German naval gun that was used in World War II. The SK C/30 guns were intended for smaller warships such as submarine chasers and corvettes.

Description

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The SK C/30 had a barrel and breech end-piece with a half-length loose liner and a vertical sliding breech block. The SK C/30 guns were mounted on a hand-operated MPLC/30 mounting that had a total weight of 5,760 kilograms (12,700 lb) including a 15–10 millimetres (0.59–0.39 in) shield and a fuze-setting machine. However they were significantly lighter than the older 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns.[2] Captured guns from the Chinese National Revolutionary Army was reverse engineered in 1938 by the Imperial Japanese Army and introduced as Type 99 88 mm AA gun.

Ammunition

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Fixed type ammunition with and without tracer, which weighed 15 kg (33 lb), with a projectile length of 385.5 mm (15.18 in) was fired. Ammunition Types Available:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)

Citations

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  1. ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.251.
  2. ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.251.

References

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  • 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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