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—45
Used by German Empire
Nazi Germany
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed 1900–04
Specifications
Length about 3.08 meters (10 ft 1 in)

Shell Fixed
Shell weight 9.65–9.8 kilograms (21.3–21.6 lb)[1]
Caliber 88 millimeters (3.46 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.

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.

See also

Notes

  1. Friedman, N. (2011). Naval weapons of World War One. p. 276

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