38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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The 38 cm SK C/34[Note 1] naval gun was developed by Germany mid to late 1930s. It armed the Bismarck-class battleships and was planned as the armament of the O-class battlecruisers and the re-armed Scharnhorst-class battleships. Six twin-gun mountings were also sold to the Soviet Union and it was planned to use them on the Kronshtadt-class battlecruisers, however, they were never delivered. Spare guns were used as coastal artillery in Denmark, Norway and France. One gun and one barrel is currently on display at respectively Møvig Fortress outside Kristiansand and Bunkermuseum Hanstholm, Denmark.
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38 cm SK C/34 naval gun | |
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Type | Naval gun, Railroad gun and Coastal defense |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1940–45 |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1936–39 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Specifications | |
Mass | 111 tonnes (109 long tons; 122 short tons) |
Length | 19.63 m (64 ft 5 in) |
Barrel length | 18.405 m (60 ft 4.6 in) L/52
(51.66 calibers) |
Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
Caliber | 380 millimetres (15 in) |
Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Elevation | -5.5° to +30° |
Traverse | up to 360° |
Rate of fire | 2.5 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 36.5 km (22.7 mi) with 800 kg (1,800 lb) shell at 30° elev. |
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