Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10

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Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10
Stern triple gun turrets aboard the SMS Tegetthoff
TypeNaval gun
Coastal artillery
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1910–1945
Used byAustria-Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerŠkoda
Designed1908
ManufacturerŠkoda
Produced1908
No. built65
VariantsŠkoda 30.5 cm
Specifications
Mass54.25 t (60 short tons)
Length13.7 m (45 ft)
Barrel length13 m (43 ft)

ShellSeparate loading cased charge and projectile
Shell weight450 kg (990 lb)
Caliber30.5 cm (12.0 in) 45 caliber
Elevation-4° to +20°
Traverse-140° to +140°
Rate of fire3 rpm
Muzzle velocity800 m/s (2,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range22 km (14 mi) at +20°

The Škoda 30.5 cm /45 and Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10 were a family of related naval guns of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that were used aboard the last classes of pre-dreadnoughts and dreadnoughts of the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the World War I. Guns salvaged from these ships after World War I were later used by the Royal Italian Army as coastal artillery during World War II.