15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun
| 15 cm TbtsK C/36 | |
|---|---|
 Forward twin guns on Z39 in 1945, in US service as DD-939 | |
| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany United States |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7,200–8,564 kilograms (15,873–18,880 lb)* |
| Length | 7.165 metres (23.51 ft)* |
| Barrel length | 6.815 metres (22.36 ft)* (bore) |
| Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
| Shell weight | 45.3 kilograms (100 lb) |
| Caliber | 15cm (5.9 in) nominal cal 149.1 millimetres (5.87 in)* actual |
| Breech | horizontal sliding block |
| Elevation | depends on the mount |
| Traverse | depends on the mount |
| Rate of fire | 8 rpm (maximum) |
| Muzzle velocity | 835 metres per second (2,740 ft/s)* |
| Maximum firing range | 21,950 metres (24,000 yd)* at 30° |
The 15 cm TbtsK C/36 [Note 1] was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on Type 1936A (Narvik class) destroyers during the Second World War.
See also
Footnotes
- Notes
- ^ TbtsK - Torpedobootskanone (torpedo boat's gun), C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)
- Citations
References
- Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3.
- Hogg, Ian V. (1997). German Artillery of World War Two (2nd corrected ed.). Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 1-85367-480-X.
- Rolf, Rudi (1998). Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-2469-7.
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