15 cm SK L/40 naval gun
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A 15 cm SK L/40 gun aboard the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf circa. 1916–18
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| Type | Naval gun Coast-defence gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1898—1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | about 1896–98 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | about 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) |
| Length | about 6 meters (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Shell | Separate-loading, case charge |
| Shell weight | 40 kilograms (88 lb) |
| Caliber | 149.1 millimeters (5.87 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block? |
| Muzzle velocity | 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) |
The 15 cm SK L/40[Note 1] was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II.
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Description
The 15 cm SK L/40 gun weighed about 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb), had an overall length of 6 meters (19 ft 8 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech.
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- QF 6 inch /40 naval gun British equivalent, firing slightly heavier shell
Footnotes
- Notes
- ↑ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
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