28 cm SK L/50 gun
The 28 cm SK L/50 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II. Originally a naval gun, it was adapted for land service after World War I.
28 cm SK L/50 gun
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- quick-firing gun · rifled breech loader · naval artillery
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The 28 cm SK L/50 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II. Originally a naval gun, it was adapted for land service after World War I.
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A C/37 Coastal Mounting was utilised for coastal guns. Battery Coronel at Borkum, Germany mounted four guns and Battery Grosser Kurfürst at Framzelle, France mounted four.
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The 28 cm SK L/50 gun weighed 41.5 tonnes (40.8 long tons; 45.7 short tons), had an overall length of 14.15 meters (46 ft 5 in) and its bore length was 13.421 meters (44.03 ft). Although called 28 centimeters (11 in), its actual caliber was 28.3 centimeters (11.1 in). It used the Krupp horizontal sliding-block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design rather than the interrupted screw used commonly used in heavy guns of other nations. This required that the propellant charge be loaded in a metal, usually brass, case which provides obturation i.e. seals the breech to prevent escape of the expanding propellant gas.
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- 1.SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
- 2.28 cm SK L/50, Reused guns Atlantikwall, Armour and Armament | Bunkersite.com. bunkersite.com.
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