| 15 cm TbtsK C/36 | |
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Forward twin guns on Z39 in 1945, in US service as DD-939 |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 7,200–8,564 kilograms (16,000–18,880 lb) |
| Length | 7.165 meters (23.51 ft) |
| Barrel length | 6.815 meters (22.36 ft) (bore) |
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| Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
| Shell weight | convert |
| Caliber | 15cm (5.9 in) nominal cal 149.1 millimeters (5.87 in) actual |
| Breech | horizontal sliding block |
| Elevation | depends on the mount |
| Traverse | depends on the mount |
| Rate of fire | 8 rpm (maximum) |
| Muzzle velocity | 835 meters per second (2,740 ft/s) |
| Maximum range | 21,950 meters (24,000 yd) at 30° |
The 15 cm TbtsK C/36 (TbtsK - Torpedo-bootskanone (torpedo boat's gun), C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)) was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on Type 1936A (Narvik class) destroyers during the Second World War.
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