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15 cm SK L/40 naval gun

Field	Value
name	15 cm SK L/40
image	SMS Wolf 15 cm gun AWM P05338.179.jpg
image_size	300
caption	A 15 cm SK L/40 gun aboard the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf circa. 1916–18
origin	German Empire
type	Naval gun

is_ranged	y
is_explosive	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1898—1945
used_by	German Empire
Austria-Hungary
The Netherlands
Nazi Germany
wars	World War I
World War II
designer	Krupp
design_date	1897
manufacturer	Krupp
variants	No.2, No.3, No.4, No.5
Krupp 15 cm L/40 K94
Škoda 15 cm L/40 K96
weight	4460 kg
length	6 m
part_length	5.4 m
cartridge	Separate-loading, cased charge
caliber	149.1 mm
rate	4-5 rpm
velocity	800 m/s
max_range	13.7 km at 20°.
breech	horizontal sliding breech block
elevation	-7° to +20°
traverse	-150° to +150°

Coast-defence gun Austria-Hungary The Netherlands Nazi Germany World War II Krupp 15 cm L/40 K94 Škoda 15 cm L/40 K96

The 15 cm SK L/40SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber) was a German naval gun that was used as secondary armament on pre-dreadnought battleships, protected cruisers and armored cruisers of the Imperial German Navy in World War I. It was also used as a coast-defence gun during World Wars I and II.

Construction

The 15 cm SK L/40 gun was constructed of A tube, two layers of hoops and used a Krupp horizontal sliding-wedge breech block. It used separate loading metallic cased propellant charges and projectiles. Unlike other large naval guns of the time which used separate loading bagged charges and projectiles, this gun used charges inside of a brass cartridge case to provide obturation. The guns were often mounted in single casemates or single turrets amidships. In addition to guns produced for the Imperial German Navy comparable export models were produced for the Royal Netherlands Navy and produced under license by Škoda for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

Export Models	No.2	No.3	No.4	No.5	Krupp 15 cm L/40 K94	Škoda 15 cm L/40 K96
Users	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Austria-Hungary	Austria-Hungary
Weight	4420 kg	4850 kg	5200 kg	4880 kg	4500 kg	4500 kg
Rifling Length	4.4 m	4.8 m	5.5 m	4.6 m	4.6 m	4.6 m
Muzzle Velocity	680 m/s	680 m/s	850 m/s	745 m/s	690 m/s	690 m/s

Naval Use

Ship classes that carried the 15 cm SK L/40 include:

German:

Austrian:

Dutch:

No. 2 and No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 5
No. 5

Ottoman:

China:

Haiyung class protected cruiser

Ammunition

Ammunition was of separate loading quick fire type. The projectiles were 39-46.5 cm long with a cartridge case and bagged charge which weighed 10 kg.

The gun was able to fire:

Armor Piercing 51 kg
High Explosive Base Fuzed 45 kg
High Explosive Nose Fuzed 45 kg
Common Shell Nose Fuzed 45 kgWorld War I Ammunition

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