10.5 cm SK C / 33 - 105 mm multipurpose naval artillery designed and manufactured in Germany . It was in service with the Kriegsmarine . It was designed to replace 8.8 cm SK C / 31 anti-aircraft guns . Mounted on heavy cruisers of the type "Deutschland" and "Admiral Hipper" , battlecruisers of the type "Scharnhorst" , battleships of the type "Bismarck" . It was also supposed to be installed on battleships of type “H” and the aircraft carrier “Count Zeppelin” . Used in World War II [1] . The land version of the gun was called 10.5 cm FlaK 38/39 and was widely used in the air defense system of the Third Reich .
| 105 mm / 65 ship cannon SK C / 33 | |
|---|---|
| 10.5 cm SK C / 33 | |
 The 10.5 cm SK C / 33 guns in the Dop. L. C / 31 on the heavy cruiser Prince Eugen | |
| Production history | |
| Designed by | 1933 |
| Country of Origin | Third Reich |
| Service History | |
| Years of operation | since 1935 |
| It was in service | Kriegsmarine  |
| Wars and conflicts | The Second World War |
| Gun characteristics | |
| Caliber mm | 105 |
| Barrel length, mm / calibres | 6840/65 |
| Barrel length, mm | 6348 / 60.4 |
| Chamber volume, dm ³ | 7.31 |
| Shutter type | vertical wedge |
| Barrel weight with a bolt, kg | 4560 |
| Projectile weight, kg | 14.7 - 15.8 |
| The initial velocity of the projectile, m / s | 650 - 900 |
| Loading principle | unitary |
| Rate of fire rounds per minute | 15 - 18 (theoretical) |
| Gun mount specifications | |
| Gun mount brand | Dop. L. C / 31 Dop. L. C / 37 Dop. L. C / 38 |
| The total mass of the AC, kg | Dop. L. C / 31 - 27 805 Dop. L. C / 37 - 27,055 Dop. L. C / 38 - 44 000 |
| Trunk angle, ° | Dop. L. C / 31 - −8 / + 80 Dop. L. C / 37 and Dop. L. C / 38 - -10 / + 80 |
| Angle of rotation, ° | 360 |
| Maximum speed of vertical guidance, ° / s | Dop. L. C / 31 - 10 Dop. L. C / 37 and Dop. L. C / 38 - 12 |
| Maximum horizontal guidance speed, ° / s | Dop. L. C / 31 - 8 Dop. L. C / 37 - 8.5 Dop. L. C / 38 - 10 |
| Maximum firing range, m | 17,700 (+ 45 °) |
| Reach in height, m | 12 500 (+ 80 °) [1] |
| Reservation | 8 - 15 [1] |
In the post-war period, the 10.5 cm SK C / 33 guns were used by the French Navy for the rearmament of Chaterano type destroyers - former Italian light cruisers of the Captainy Romani type .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Campbell J. Naval weapons of World War Two. - Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985 .-- P. 247-248. - ISBN 0-87021-459-4 .
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Literature
- Campbell J. Naval weapons of World War Two. - Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985 .-- ISBN 0-87021-459-4 .