28 cm SK L/45 | |
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Type | Naval gun Coast-defence gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1910—1945 |
Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany Romania |
Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1907—1909 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1909—1913? |
Specifications | |
Mass | 39.8 t (39 long tons; 44 short tons) |
Length | 12.735 m (41 ft 9 in) |
Barrel length | 12.006 m (39 ft 5 in) (bore length) |
Shell | Separate-loading, cased charge |
Shell weight | 284–302 kg (626–666 lb) |
Caliber | 283 mm (11 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge |
Muzzle velocity | 855 to 875 m/s (2,810 to 2,870 ft/s) |
The 28 cm SK L/45[Note 1] was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II. Originally a naval gun, it was adapted for land service after World War I.
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