8.8 cm SK L/35 naval gun

8.8 cm SK L/35
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1904—1945
Used by	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designed	1900–1904
Specifications
Length	about 3.08 meters (10 ft 1 in)
Shell	Fixed
Shell weight	10 kilograms (22 lb)
Caliber	88 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding-wedge
Muzzle velocity	620 m/s (2,000 ft/s)

The 8.8 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Naval mountings 1.2 Ammunition 1.2.1 Armor penetration 2 History 2.1 Naval guns 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

Description

The 8.8 cm SK L/35 gun had an overall length of about 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in). It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.

Naval mountings

Ammunition

Armor penetration

History

Naval guns

See also

• List of naval guns

Notes

References

• Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4. 
• Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3. 
• Hogg, Ian V. (1997). German Artillery of World War Two (2nd corrected ed.). Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 1-85367-480-X. 
• Rolf, Rudi (1998). Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-2469-7. 
• Rolf, Rudi (2004). A Dictionary on Modern Fortification: An Illustrated Lexicon on European Fortification in the Period 1800-1945. Middleburg, Netherlands: PRAK. 

External links

• SK L/35 at Navweaps.com