5 cm SK L/40 gun

5 cm SK L/40
A 5 cm SK L/40 gun on a center pivot mount.
TypeNaval gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1892-1945
Used byGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
Belgium
The Netherlands
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
Designed1892
Produced5 cm SK L/40 - 1892
5 cm Tbts KL/40 - 1913
Specifications
Mass240 kg (530 lb)
Length2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Barrel length1.83 m (6 ft) L/40 caliber

ShellFixed QF 52 x 333R[1]
Shell weight1.75 kg (3.9 lb)
Caliber50 mm (2 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding-wedge
Elevation-5° to +20°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire10 rpm
Muzzle velocity656 m/s (2,150 ft/s)
Maximum firing range6.2 km (3.9 mi) at +20°[2]

The 5 cm SK L/40 gun[Note 1] was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.

  1. ^ "48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval weapons of World War One : guns, torpedoes, mines and ASW weapons of all nations : an illustrated directory. South Yorkshire: Seaforth Pub. ISBN 978-1848321007. OCLC 751804655.


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