5 cm SK L/40 gun

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5 cm SK L/40
5 cm SK L40 gun.jpg
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.

Service[]

The 5 cm SK L/40 gun was primarily used as an anti-torpedo boat gun aboard avisos, corvettes,[3] gunboats,[4][5] protected cruisers,[6] submarines, torpedo boats[7] and unprotected cruisers. It was used by the navies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany, Belgium[8] and The Netherlands.[9][10]

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Ship classes that carried the 5 cm SK L/40 include:

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)

References[]

  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 1848321007. OCLC 751804655.
  3. ^ "CAROLA iron corvettes (1881-1882) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  4. ^ "Tsingtau river gunboats (1904) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  5. ^ "Wolf gunboats (1878-1880) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  6. ^ "IRENE protected cruisers - corvettes (1888-1889) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  7. ^ "Wolf gunboats (1878-1880) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  8. ^ "A1 PC torpedo boats (1915/1919) - Belgian Navy (Belgium)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  9. ^ "OPHIR 1st class torpedo boats (1901-1903) - Royal Dutch Navy (Netherlands)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  10. ^ "G1 JOHAN VAN BRAKEL torpedo boats (1905) - Royal Dutch Navy (Netherlands)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.

Bibliography[]

  • Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
  • Reichs-Marine-Amt, ed. (1898). Die 5 cm Schnelllade-Kanone L/40 in Torpedoboots-Laffete C/92 und ihre Munition, nebst Vorschriften für die Behandlung und Bedienung. E. S. Mittler. OCLC 461072478.
  • Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines, and ASW Weapons of All Nations: An Illustrated Directory. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1848321007.

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