12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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| Type | Naval gun Coast-defence gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1934–2003 |
| Used by |  Nazi Germany Norway Greece France |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Designed | 1930–1934 |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3,645 kilograms (8,036 lb) |
| Length | 5.76 meters (18 ft 11 in) |
| Barrel length | 5.43 meters (17 ft 10 in) (bore) |
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| Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
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| Caliber | 128 millimeters (5.0 in) |
| Breech | vertical sliding block |
| Elevation | depends on the mount |
| Traverse | depends on the mount |
| Rate of fire | 15–18 rpm (maximum) |
| Muzzle velocity | 830 meters per second (2,700 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 17,400 meters (19,000 yd) at 30° |
The 12.7 cm SK C/34[Note 1] was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on destroyers from 1934 through the Second World War. Some of these guns remained in service until 2003 in the coastal defense units of Norway.
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Characteristics
The gun could be depressed to -10° and raised to 30°.[1] It had an arc of fire of 360°, meaning that they could rotate a full circle, able to fire at any given point.[1] The gun fired a 28-kilogram (62 lb) high-explosive shell at a muzzle velocity of 830 metres per second (2,700 ft/s) to a range of 17,400 metres (19,000 yd).[1]
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- 4.7 inch QF Mark IX & XII : equivalent British destroyer guns, firing slightly lighter shell.
- 5"/38 caliber gun : equivalent US gun, but unlike the German gun had dual-purpose mount allowing anti-aircraft fire.
Footnotes
- Notes
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