10.5 cm SK L/40 gun
The 10.5 cm SK L/40 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 40-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
10.5 cm SK L/40 gun
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- 10.5 cm SK L/40
- Field
- naval artillery · rifled breech loader
- Region
- German Empire
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The 10.5 cm SK L/40 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 40-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
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• Name — 10.5 cm SK L/40 • Origin — German Empire • Type — Naval gun • Is Explosive — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1900—1945 • Used By — German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Ottoman Empire • Wars — World War I World War II • Design Date — about 1898–1900 • Weight — 1555 kg • Length — 4.475 m • Cartridge — 105 x 656 mm Fixed QF ammunition • Cartridge Weight — 16 - • Caliber — 105 mm • Rate — 15 RPM • Velocity — 690 m/s • Max Range — 12200 m at 30° • Breech — Horizontal sliding-block • Recoil — Hydro-pneumatic • Elevation — -10° to +30° • Traverse — 360°
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• Illustration — Gun from SMS Königsberg, which served ashore in the East Africa Campaign in World War I, outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. • From Königsberg: • Nr. 369L is on display at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa • A second is on display at Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya • A third is located on a traffic island in Jinja, Uganda • From Emden: • A gun is on display at Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia • A second is located at the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre in, the main naval base in Sydney • A third is on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra • From the Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Prinz Eitel Friedrich • A gun is on display at Memorial Park, Cambridge, NY, United States
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What the record establishes about 10.5 cm SK L/40 gun. Classified as a naval artillery or rifled breech loader. Associated with German Empire.
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The 10.5 cm SK L/40 gun weighed 1555 kg, had an overall length of 4.475 m. It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design.
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