10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun

10.5 cm SK L/45

The gun, partly obscured, from submarine U-98, at Imperial War Museum, London
Type Naval gun
Place of origin  German Empire
Service history
In service 1907—1945
Used by  German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed about 1906–1907
Specifications
Weight 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb)
Length 4.725 meters (15 ft 6.0 in)

Shell Fixed
Shell weight 17.4 kilograms (38 lb)
Caliber 105 millimeters (4.1 in)
Breech horizontal sliding-block
Muzzle velocity 710 m/s (2,300 ft/s)
Maximum range 13,890 yards (12,700 m)

The 10.5 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 and World War II.

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Description

The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb), had an overall length of 4.725 m (15 ft 6.0 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design.

Naval mountings

Ammunition

Armor penetration

History

Naval guns

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