10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun

German quick-loading cannon February 2013 10.5 cm SK L/45 German submarine gun (6811866383).jpg 300 The gun from the submarine SM UB-91, displayed as a memorial at Chepstow in Wales German Empire Naval gun Yes Yes Yes 1907–1945 German EmpireNazi GermanyOttoman Empire World War IWorld War II About 1906–1907 Peddinghaus 1450 kg lb 4.725 m ftin 2.1 m ft Fixed Brass Casing:25.5 kg lb 17.4 kg us 10.5 cm in 15 RPM 710 m/s ft/s 12,700 m Horizontal: 12700 m yd at 30°Vertical: 8230 m ft at 80° Horizontal sliding-block Dependent on mounting: MPL C/06: -10° to +30° Tbts LC/16: -10° to +50° Ubts LC/16: -10° to +50° Flak 45: -5° to +70° MPLC/30: -9° to +80°Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p. 249 360° {[cvt|1.25|mm|in}} The 10.5 cm SK L/45 (Schnelladekanone Länge 45, quick-loading cannon with a barrel length of 45 calibers) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II and was the successor of the older 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun. Description April 2014 The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 1450 kg us, had an overall length of 472.5 cm ftin 0 on. It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design. The cradle is usually mounted on a conical pedestal mount, bolted to the submarine deck. The gun was carefully designed according to the requirements of submarine operations and was therefore streamlined in design. Many items were manufactured from brass to resist corrosion.10.5 cm SK L/45 Submarine Gun (Germany) https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C240443 2023-08-11 www.awm.gov.au en It was used on many German and foreign ships like SMS Mowe and Ottoman cruiser Midilli. Naval use 18em B 97 destroyer 4 Galeb minelayer 4 Graudenz cruiser 4 Karlsruhe cruiser 4 Kolberg cruiser 4 Magdeburg cruiser 4 Pillau cruiser 4 Type 35 Type U 66 Type U 87 Type UB III Type UE II V25 torpedo boat 4 Gallery See also List of naval guns Weapons of comparable role, performance and era QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun Approximate British equivalent firing slightly lighter shell 4"/50 caliber gun Approximate US equivalent, firing slightly lighter shell at higher velocity References 30em Bibliography Campbell John Naval Weapons of World War Two Conway Maritime Press London 2002 0-87021-459-4 Gander Terry Chamberlain, Peter Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945 Doubleday New York 1979 0-385-15090-3 Hogg Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two Stackpole Books Mechanicsville, PA 1997 2nd corrected 1-85367-480-X Rolf Rudi Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945 Biblio 1998 Osnabrück 3-7648-2469-7 Rolf Rudi A Dictionary on Modern Fortification: An Illustrated Lexicon on European Fortification in the Period 1800-1945 PRAK 2004 Middleburg, Netherlands External links SK L/45 at Navweaps.com Category:105 mm artillery Category:Naval guns of Germany