12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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The 12.8 cm SK C/34[Note 1] was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on destroyers from 1934 through the Second World War. Some of these guns remained in service until 2003 in the coastal defense units of Norway.
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12.8 cm SK C/34 | |
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Type | Naval gun Coast-defence gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1934–2003 |
Used by | Nazi Germany Norway Greece France |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Designer | Rheinmetall |
Designed | 1930–1934 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3,645 kilograms (8,036 lb) |
Length | 5.76 meters (18 ft 11 in) |
Barrel length | 5.43 meters (17 ft 10 in) (bore) |
Shell | 128 x 680mm R separate-loading, cased charge |
Shell weight | 28 kilograms (61.7 lb) |
Caliber | 128 millimeters (5.04 in) |
Breech | vertical sliding-block |
Elevation | depends on the mount |
Traverse | depends on the mount |
Rate of fire | 15–18 rpm (maximum) |
Muzzle velocity | 830 meters per second (2,700 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 17,400 meters (19,000 yd) at 30° |
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