40.6 cm SK C/34 gun
< 40.6 cm SK C
| 40.6 cm SK C/34 | |
|---|---|
Batterie "Lindemann" 1942 | |
| Type | (Intended) Naval gun, (Actual) Coastal defence |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Designed | 1934 |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,475 metric tons (1,452 long tons; 1,626 short tons) |
| Length | 21.13 m (69 ft 4 in) |
| Barrel length | 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
(52 calibers) |
| Shell | L/4.2, L/4.8 and L/4.4 |
| Shell weight | 1,030 kg (2,270 lb) (L/4.8 and L/4.4) 600 kg (1,300 lb) (L/4.2) |
| Caliber | 406 mm (16.0 in) |
| Elevation | 52 degrees |
| Rate of fire | 2 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) (long range shell) 810 m/s (2,700 ft/s) (standard shell) |
| Effective firing range | 56 km (35 mi) (long range shell) 42 km (26 mi) (standard shell) |
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The 40.6 cm SK C/34, sometimes known as the Adolfkanone (Adolf gun), was a German naval gun, designed in 1934 by Krupp and originally intended for the early H-class battleships.