10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun
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10.5 cm SK L/45 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1907—1945 |
Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | about 1906–1907 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb) |
Length | 4.725 meters (15 ft 6.0 in) |
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Shell | Fixed |
Shell weight | 17.4 kilograms (38 lb) |
Caliber | 105 millimeters (4.1 in) |
Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
Muzzle velocity | 710 m/s (2,300 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 12,700 metres (13,900 yd) |
The 10.5 cm SK L/45 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 45-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II and was the successor of the older 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun.
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The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb), had an overall length of 472.5 cm (15 ft 6 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design.
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See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun Approximate British equivalent firing slightly lighter shell
- 4"/50 caliber gun Approximate US equivalent, firing slightly lighter shell at higher velocity
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