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8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun

Field	Value
name	8.8 cm SK C/35
image	Kurz vor der Landung (Die U-Boote laufen ein) (6983645898).jpg
image_size	300
caption	A gun aboard in 1942
origin	Nazi Germany
type	Naval gun
is_explosive	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1939–1945
used_by	Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Romania
wars	World War II
design_date	1935–1938
weight	776 kg
length	3.985 m
part_length	3.731 m (bore length)
cartridge	Fixed Brass Casing:
15 kg
cartridge_weight	9 -
caliber	88 mm
velocity	700 m/s
max_range	11950 m at +30°
breech	vertical sliding-block
elevation	+30° to −10°
traverse	360°

Kingdom of Romania 15 kg

The 8.8 cm SK C/35SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design). was a German naval gun used in World War II.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun weighed 776 kg and had an overall length of 3.985 m with a vertical sliding-block breech. The gun fired a 9.5 kg projectile 88 mm in diameter, and the barrel is sometimes described as 45 caliber. A 2.82 kg propellent charge produced muzzle velocity of 700 m/s with nose-fuzed high explosive and high explosive incendiary projectiles (with or without tracer). Useful life expectancy was 12,000 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel.

Ammunition

Ammunition was of a fixed type with a Complete Round Weight of 15 kg and a projectile length of around 355 mm. The gun was able to fire:

Armor Piercing (AP) - 10.2 kg
High Explosive (HE) - 9 kg
Illumination (ILLUM) - 9.4 kg The High Explosive (HE) round has a muzzle velocity of 700 m/s.

History

The typically unshielded SK C/35 deck gun of a type VII U-boat is visible below the torpedo tail.

Naval guns

This was the standard deck gun mounted forward of the conning tower in Type VII boats, although a few substituted a high-angle 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun for anti-aircraft defense. The SK C/35 was designed for the prototype VIIA boats of 1935 with a nominal ammunition allowance of 220 rounds. During the early war years, these guns were used to encourage surrender of independently routed merchant ships or to sink ships damaged by torpedoes. Some of these guns were later removed from U-boats for mounting aboard minesweepers and submarine chasers after unshielded deck guns proved impractical in action against Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships and escorted trade convoys.

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