8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun

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The 8.8 cm SK C/35[Note 1] was a German naval gun used in World War II.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun weighed 776 kilograms (1,711 lb) and had an overall length of 3.985 meters (13 ft 0.9 in) with a vertical sliding-block breech. The gun fired a 9.5 kg (21 lb) projectile 88 mm in diameter, and the barrel is sometimes described as 45 caliber. A 2.82 kg (6.2 lb) propellent charge produced muzzle velocity of 700 m/s (2,300 ft/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.[1]

Naval mountings

Ammunition

Ammunition was of a fixed type with a Complete Round Weight of 33 lb, (15 kg) and a projectile length of around 14 in (385.5 mm) in length. The gun was able to fire

The High Explosive (HE) round has a muzzle velocity of 2,297 fps (700 mps) [2]

History

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-5536-01, Wilhelmshaven, U-Boot, Torpedo-Übernahme.jpg
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.[1] 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.[3] 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.[4]

See also

Footnotes

Notes

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