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Technical Data
| Designation |
38 cm. 52 S.K.C/34 |
| Class |
Bismarck |
| Year of Design |
1934 |
| Year of Manufacturing |
1940 |
| Manufacturer |
Krupp |
| Gun Weight (Incl. Breech Mechanism) |
appx. 111.000 kg |
| Gun Weight (Incl. Turret) |
appx. 650.000 kg |
| Gun Length |
19,630 cm |
| Bore Length |
18,405 cm |
| Rifling Length |
15,982 cm |
| Chamber Volume |
319 dm3 |
| Barrel Life |
appx. 290 rounds |
| Rate of Fire |
2,3 to 3 rounds/minute |
| Velocity |
800 kg AP Shell: 820 mps 495 kg HE Shell: 1.050 mps |
| Elevation (min/max) |
-30o / +55o |
| Range |
800 kg AP Shell: appx. 42.000 m 495 kg HE Shell: appx. 55.000 m |
| Armor Penetration (800 kg AP Shell) |
4.572 m : 616 mm 10.000 m : 510 mm 18.000 m : 419 mm 22.000 m : 393 mm 27.000 m : 304 mm |
| Turret |
C/39 |
Source: Naval Weapons of the World
Cross Section of a Gun Turret
Inside the Turret
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Last Updated on Saturday, 11 April 2009 18:01 |