28 cm SK C/28 naval gun
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The German 28 cm C/28[Note 1] was a 283 mm 52-caliber built-up gun designed in 1928 and used on the Deutschland class cruisers.
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28 cm SK C/28 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | Weimar Republic |
Service history | |
In service | 1930-1945 |
Used by | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1928 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 48.2 tonnes (47.4 long tons) |
Length | 14.815 m (48 ft 7.3 in) |
Barrel length | 13.9 m (46 ft) (bore length) |
Caliber | 283 mm (11.1 in) |
Elevation | -10° to +40°[1] |
Rate of fire | 2.5 RPM |
Muzzle velocity | 910 m/s (3,000 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 36,475 m (22.665 mi) at 40° |
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