5 cm SK L/40 gun
| 5 cm SK L/40 | |
|---|---|
 A 5 cm SK L/40 gun on a center pivot mount. | |
| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1892-1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany Belgium The Netherlands |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1892 |
| Produced | 5 cm SK L/40 - 1892 5 cm Tbts KL/40 - 1913 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 240 kg (530 lb) |
| Length | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Barrel length | 1.83 m (6 ft) L/40 caliber |
| Shell | Fixed QF 52 x 333R[1] |
| Shell weight | 1.75 kg (3.9 lb) |
| Caliber | 50 mm (2 in) |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge |
| Elevation | -5° to +20° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 656 m/s (2,150 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 6.2 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[edit]
The 5 cm SK L/40 gun was primarily used as an anti-torpedo boat gun aboard avisos, corvettes, gunboats, protected cruisers, submarines, torpedo boats, and unprotected cruisers. It was used by the navies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
Ship classes that carried the 5 cm SK L/40 include:
- A-class torpedo boats
- Type UB II submarines
- S7-class torpedo boats
- S66-class torpedo boats
- G88-class torpedo boats
- S90-class torpedo boats
- Irene-class cruisers
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
References[edit]
- ^ "48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ 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 978-1848321007. OCLC 751804655.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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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