5.2 cm SK L/55 gun
The 5.28 cm SK L/55 was a German naval gun that was used before and during World War I on a variety of mounts, in torpedo boats and cruisers.
5.2 cm SK L/55 gun
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The 5.28 cm SK L/55 was a German naval gun that was used before and during World War I on a variety of mounts, in torpedo boats and cruisers.
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• Name — 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun • Origin — German Empire • Type — Naval gun • Is Ranged — y • Is Explosive — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1906−1920? • Used By — German Empire • Wars — World War I • Design Date — 1905 • Weight — 386 kg • Part Length — 2.87 m L/55 • Cartridge — Fixed QF 52 x 463 R • Cartridge Weight — 1.75 kg • Caliber — 5.2 cm • Action — Semi-automatic • Rate — 10 rpm • Velocity — 850 m/s • Range — 7.1 km at +20° • Breech — Horizontal sliding wedge • Recoil — Hydro-pneumatic • Carriage — Central pivot • Elevation — -5° to +20° • Traverse — 360°
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This gun was installed in several torpedo boats and cruisers of the Imperial German Navy, as well as in some torpedo boats ordered by the Royal Netherlands Navy, among them: • SMS V106 torpedo boat (ex-Dutch) • A-class torpedo boat (coastal) • torpedo boats • s • s • s • s • s During World War I it was sometimes replaced with larger guns (as the 8.8 cm L/30, 8.8 cm L/35 or 8.8 cm L/45), while in turn replaced the less powerful 5 cm SK L/40 gun in some older torpedo boats.
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The 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun was designed around 1905, and used fixed ammunition. It had an overall length of about 2.86 m. The gun was of built-up steel construction with a central rifled tube, reinforcing hoops from the trunnions to the breech. The gun used a semi-automatic Krupp horizontal sliding-block breech and used fixed quick fire ammunition.
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The circumstances in which 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun stands. Manufactured by Friedrich Krupp AG. 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun is recorded as artillery model. The identifiers under which 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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