| 15 cm TbtsK C/36 | |
|---|---|
 Forward 15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval guns placed on a Drh L C/38 twin mount, on Z39 in 1945, in US service as DD-939. | |
| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Designed | 1936 |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7,200–8,564 kilograms (15,873–18,880 lb) |
| Length | 7.165 meters (23.51 ft) |
| Barrel length | 6.815 meters (22.36 ft) (bore) |
| Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
| Shell weight | 45.3 kilograms (100 lb) |
| Caliber |
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| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Elevation |
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| Traverse | Varied based on type and location of mount. |
| Rate of fire | 8 rpm (maximum) |
| Muzzle velocity | 835 meters per second (2,740 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 23.55 kilometres (14.63 mi) at 47° |
| Maximum firing range | 21,950 meters (24,000 yd) at 30° |
The 15 cm TbtsK C/36 was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on Type 1936A (Mob) destroyers during the Second World War. It was designed because the Oberkommando der Marine (German Naval High Command) thought that the 12.7 cm (5.0 in) guns of the Type 1936 and 1936A destroyers would potentially be inferior to those of possible enemies. The guns caused serious issues when placed upon the ships as they added significant weight high up on the ships. To deal with this increase in weight, the destroyers had one gun removed, sometimes with a twin gun being used in order to keep five guns.