8.8 cm SK L/30 gun
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 30-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.
8.8 cm SK L/30 gun
С.Б. Трубицын. Эскадренные миноносцы и миноносцы Германии 1871—1918 гг. · Public domain
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- 8.8 cm SK L/30
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- naval artillery · rifled breech loader
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- German Empire
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The 8.8 cm SK L/30 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 30-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.
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• Name — 8.8 cm SK L/30 • Origin — German Empire • Type — Naval gun • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1892–1945 • Used By — German Empire Nazi Germany Ottoman Empire • Wars — World War I World War II • Design Date — 1890–1892 • Weight — 644 kg • Length — about 2.64 m • Cartridge — fixed • Cartridge Weight — 7 kg • Caliber — 88 mm • Rate — 15 RPM • Velocity — 590 m/s • Max Range — Depends on mount: MPL C/89: 7300 m at +20° Ubts.L: 10500 m at +30° • Breech — horizontal sliding-wedge • Elevation — Depends on mount: MPL C/89: -10° to +20° Ubts.L: -10° to +30°
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The 8.8 cm SK L/30 gun weighed 644 kg and had an overall length of about 2.64 m. It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design. In addition to mounts for surface ships there was also a submarine version which was on either a retractable or fixed pivot mount. The Krupp mount retracted vertically through a hatch, while the Erhardt version folded down onto the ship's deck.
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- 1.Norman Friedman. Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines and ASW Weapons of All Nations. 2011.
- 2.Erich Gröner. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945. 2024.
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