8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun

8.8 cm SK L/45
Anti-aircraft guns on light cruiser Königsberg, 1932
Type	Naval gun Naval anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1905?—1945
Used by	German Empire Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Specifications
Mass	about 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons)
Length	about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in)
Shell	separate-loading, case charge
Shell weight	9–10 kilograms (20–22 lb)
Caliber	88 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech	vertical sliding-wedge
Muzzle velocity	650 to 890 m/s (2,100 to 2,900 ft/s)

The 8.8 cm SK L/45 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 45-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) and had an overall length of about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in). It used a vertical sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.

See also

• List of naval guns

References

• Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
• Gander, Terry (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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• 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.
• Rolf, Rudi (2004). A Dictionary on Modern Fortification: An Illustrated Lexicon on European Fortification in the Period 1800-1945. Middleburg, Netherlands: PRAK.

External links

• SK L/45 at Navweaps.com