3.7 cm SK C/30
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The 3.7 cm SK C/30[Note 1] was the German Kriegsmarine's primary 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft gun during the Second World War. It was superseded by the fully automatic 3.7 cm FlaK 43 late in the war.
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3.7 cm SK C/30 | |
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Type | Anti-aircraft cannon |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–1966 |
Used by | Nazi Germany Spain |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Designer | Rheinmetall |
Designed | 1930–1935 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
Produced | 1935–1943 |
Variants | 3.7 cm SK C/30U |
Specifications | |
Mass | 243 kilograms (536 lb) |
Length | 3.074 metres (10 ft 1 in) |
Barrel length | 2.962 metres (9 ft 9 in) L/83 |
Shell | fixed, cased charge |
Shell weight | 0.68 kilograms (1 lb 8 oz) |
Caliber | 37 x 380 mm R |
Action | single-shot |
Breech | semi-automatic, vertical sliding-block |
Elevation | depends on the mount |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire | 30 rpm (practical) |
Muzzle velocity | 1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) (effective ceiling) |
Maximum firing range | 8,500 m (9,300 yd) at 37.5° |
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