5 cm SK L/40 gun

The 5 cm SK L/40 gun^{[Note 1]} was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.

Description

The 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun weighed 280 kilograms (620 lb) and had an overall length of 2 m (6 ft 7 in). It was originally designed in 1892 and adapted for use on torpedo boats and u-boats in 1913.

Footnotes

Notes

↑ SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)

Citations

References

Reichs-Marine-Amt, ed. (1898). Die 5 cm Schnelllade-Kanone L/40 in Torpedoboots-Laffete C/92 und ihre Munition, nebst Vorschriften für die Behandlung und Bedienung. E. S. Mittler. OCLC 461072478.
Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.