15 cm SK C/25

15 cm SK C/25
15 cm SK C/25 in Drh LC/35 turret on Nürnberg
TypeNaval gun
Place of originWeimar Republic
Service history
In service1929–45
Used byWeimar Republic
Nazi Germany
WarsSecond World War
Specifications
Mass11,970 kilograms (26,390 lb)
Length9.08 metres (29.8 ft)
Barrel length8.57 metres (28.1 ft)

Shellseparate-loading, cased charge
Caliber149.1 millimetres (5.87 in)
Breechsemi-automatic, vertical sliding-block
Elevation-10° to +40°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire8 rpm (maximum)
Muzzle velocity960 metres per second (3,100 ft/s)
Maximum firing range25,700 metres (28,100 yd) at 40°

The 15 cm SK C/25[Note 1] was a German medium-caliber naval gun used during the Second World War. It served as the primary armament for the Konigsberg and Leipzig-class cruisers. No surplus weapons of this type appear to have been used as coast-defense guns.
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