15 cm SK C / 25
| 15 cm SK C / 25 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 15 cm SK C / 25 |
| Manufacturer country: |
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| Developer / Manufacturer: | Rheinmetall |
| Development year: | 1925 |
| Weapon Category: | Ship gun |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 9,080 mm |
| Caliber : |
149.1 mm |
| Caliber length : | 60 caliber |
The 15 cm SK C / 25 (SK = Schnellladekanone ) was a ship gun of the German Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine which was used in the Second World War . It was on the light cruisers of Kaliningrad - and Leipzig class installed.
description
Type of pipe: 2 layers with horizontal wedge lock
Technical specifications
Mount
- Description: 15 cm wire length. C / 25
- Weight: 136.91 t (147.15 t in the Leipzig class)
- Caliber: 15 cm
- Number of tubes: 3
- Number of straightening axes: 2
- Muzzle velocity: 960 m / s
- largest increase: 40 °
- greatest depression: −10 °
- greatest firing range: 25,700 m
- highest altitude: 9,400 m
- Lifespan: 650 shots
- Rate of fire: ~ 8 rounds per barrel and min.
- Max. Swivel speed: 6–8 ° / s
- Max. Elevation speed: 6 ° / s
The carriages of the two later ships 'Leipzig' and 'Nürnberg' were better protected.
ammunition
Bullets
- Tank explosive grenade with bottom detonator and ballistic hood - Psgr L / 3.7 m Bdz (with hood) to 45.5 kg
- High explosive grenade with bottom fuse and ballistic hood - Spgr L / 4.5 m Bdz (with hood) to 45.5 kg
- HE grenade with head detonator and ballistic hood - Spgr L / 4.4 Kz (with hood) at 45.5 kg
Propellant charge
- Main cartridge weight 33.4 kg
literature
- Mike J. Whitley: German cruiser in World War II . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 978-3-613-01207-3 , p. 202 .
- Mike J. Whitley: German Capital Ships of World War Two. Arms & Armor Press, London 1989, ISBN 0-85368-970-9 .
Web links
Commons : 15 cm SK C / 25 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Germany - 15 cm / 60 (5.9 ") SK C / 25. In: NavWeaps - Naval Weapons, Naval Technology and Naval Reunions. (English).