5 cm SK L/40 gun
The 5 cm SK L/40 gun was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
5 cm SK L/40 gun
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- 5 cm SK L/40
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- naval artillery · rifled breech loader
- Region
- German Empire
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• Name — 5 cm SK L/40 • Origin — German Empire • Type — Naval gun • Is Explosive — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1892−1945 • Used By — German Empire Nazi Germany Belgium The Netherlands • Wars — World War I World War II • Design Date — 1892 • Production Date — 5 cm SK L/40 - 1892 5 cm Tbts KL/40 - 1913 • Weight — 240 kg • Length — 2 m • Part Length — 1.83 m L/40 caliber • Cartridge — Fixed QF 52 x 333R • Cartridge Weight — 1.75 kg • Caliber — 50 mm • Rate — 10 rpm • Velocity — 656 m/s • Max Range — 6.2 km at +20° • Breech — Horizontal sliding-wedge • Elevation — -5° to +20° • Traverse — 360°
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Service
The 5 cm SK L/40 gun was primarily used as an anti-torpedo boat gun aboard avisos, corvettes, gunboats, protected cruisers, submarines, torpedo boats, and unprotected cruisers. It was used by the navies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands. Ship classes that carried the 5 cm SK L/40 include: • A-class torpedo boats • Type UB II submarines • S7-class torpedo boats • S66-class torpedo boats • G88-class torpedo boats • torpedo boats • s
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- 1.48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES. www.quarryhs.co.uk.
- 2.Friedman, Norman. Naval weapons of World War One : guns, torpedoes, mines and ASW weapons of all nations : an illustrated directory. Seaforth Pub. 2011. 978-1848321007.
- 3.SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Campbell, John. Naval Weapons of World War Two. Conway Maritime Press. 2002. 0-87021-459-4.
- Reichs-Marine-Amt. Die 5 cm Schnelllade-Kanone L/40 in Torpedoboots-Laffete C/92 und ihre Munition, nebst Vorschriften für die Behandlung und Bedienung. E. S. Mittler. 1898. 461072478.
- Friedman, Norman. Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines, and ASW Weapons of All Nations: An Illustrated Directory. Naval Institute Press. 2011. 978-1848321007.
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