40.6 cm SK C/34 | |
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Type | (Intended) Naval gun, (Actual) Coastal defence |
Service history | |
In service | 1940–1945 |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1934 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,475 metric tons (1,452 long tons; 1,626 short tons) |
Length | 21.13 m (69 ft 4 in) |
Barrel length | 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
(52 calibers) |
Shell | L/4.2, L/4.8 and L/4.4 |
Shell weight | 1,030 kg (2,270 lb) (L/4.8 and L/4.4) 600 kg (1,300 lb) (L/4.2) |
Caliber | 406 mm (16.0 in) |
Elevation | 52 degrees |
Rate of fire | 2 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) (long range shell) 810 m/s (2,700 ft/s) (standard shell) |
Effective firing range | 56 km (35 mi) (long range shell) 42 km (26 mi) (standard shell) |
The 40.6 cm SK C/34,[Note 1] sometimes known as the Adolfkanone (Adolf gun), was a German naval gun, designed in 1934 by Krupp and originally intended for the early H-class battleships.
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