8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun

8.8 cm SK L/30
Type Naval gun
Place of origin  German Empire
Service history
In service 1892–1945
Used by  German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed 1890—1892
Specifications
Weight 644 kilograms (1,420 lb)
Length about 2.64 meters (8 ft 8 in)

Shell fixed
Shell weight 7 kilograms (15 lb)[1]
Caliber 88 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech horizontal sliding-wedge
Muzzle velocity 590 m/s (1,900 ft/s)

The 8.8 cm SK L/30 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 30-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/30 gun weighed 644 kilograms (1,420 lb) and had an overall length of about 2.64 meters (8 ft 8 in). It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.


See also

Notes

  1. Friedman, N. (2011). Naval weapons of World War One. p p. 276

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