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| 15 cm TbtsK C/36 | |
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 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 |
| 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 meters (23.51 ft) |
| Barrel length | 6.815 meters (22.36 ft) (bore) |
| Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
| Shell weight | convert |
| Caliber | 15cm (5.9 in) nominal cal 149.1 millimeters (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 meters per second (2,740 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 21,950 meters (24,000 yd) at 30° |
The 15 cm TbtsK C/36 (TbtsK - Torpedo-bootskanone (torpedo boat's gun), C - Construktionsjahr (year of design)) was a German medium-caliber naval gun deployed on Type 1936A (Narvik class) destroyers during the Second World War.
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References
- Campbell, John. Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press, 2002 ISBN 0-87021-459-4
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. 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, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
- Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X
- Rolf, Rudi. Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945. Osnabrück: Biblio, 1998 ISBN 3-7648-2469-7