8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun

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8.8 cm SK L/45
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13388, Swinemünde, Flak-Kanonen der "Königsberg".jpg
Anti-aircraft guns on light cruiser Königsberg, 1932
Type Naval gun
Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin German Empire
Service history
In service 1905?—45
Used by German Empire
Nazi Germany
Wars World War I
World War II
Specifications
Weight about 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons)
Length about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in)

Shell Fixed
Shell weight 9–10 kilograms (20–22 lb)
Caliber 88 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech vertical sliding-wedge
Muzzle velocity 650 to 890 m/s (2,100 to 2,900 ft/s)

The 8.8 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 on a variety of mounts.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) and had an overall length of about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in). It used a vertical sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.

History

During World War I, this gun was used as light artillery on most of the dreadnoughts of the Imperial German Navy. It was also used as an anti-aircraft gun during World War II.

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