8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun
| 8.8 cm SK C/30 | |
|---|---|
 A restored gun preserved at Fjell Fortress in Norway | |
| Type | Naval gun Anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1933—1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany Republic of China |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1930–1933 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,230 kilograms (2,710 lb) |
| Length | 3.96 meters (13 ft 0 in) |
| Barrel length | 3.706 meters (12 ft 1.9 in) (bore length) |
| Shell | Fixed QF |
| Shell weight | 9–10 kilograms (20–22 lb) |
| Caliber | 88 millimeters (3.5 in) |
| Breech | Vertical sliding-block |
| Elevation | -10° to +80° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 15 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 790 m/s (2,600 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | Horizontal: 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
[edit]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
[edit]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:
- Armour Piercing (AP) - 10 kg (22 lb)
- High Explosive (HE) - 9 kg (20 lb)
- High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) - 9.5 kg (21 lb)
- Illumination (ILLUM) - 9.4 kg (21 lb)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- 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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