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The 10.5 cm SK L/45 (''Schnelladekanone
Länge 45'', quick-loading cannon with a barrel length of 45 calibers) was a
German
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naval gun
Naval artillery is artillery mounted on a warship, originally used only for naval warfare and then subsequently used for shore bombardment and anti-aircraft roles. The term generally refers to tube-launched projectile-firing weapons and excludes ...
that was used in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
and was the successor of the older
10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun.
Description
The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed , had an overall length of . It used a horizontal sliding-block
breech design. Cradle is usually mounted on a conical pedestal mount, bolted to the submarine deck.
The guns were carefully designed according to the requirements of submarine operations and was therefore streamlined in design. Many items manufactured from brass to resist corrosion.
It was used on many German and foreign ships like
SMS Mowe and
Ottomon cruiser Midilli.
Naval use
Gallery
File:10.5 cm L45 submarine gun IWM.jpg, Gun, partly obscured, from submarine , at Imperial War Museum, London
File:Malta 454.jpg, Gun breech, in Malta
File:U-19 gun Ward Park Bangor right view geograph.org.uk 646194 8c3d0bd1-by-Ross.jpg, Gun from SM ''U-19'' in Bangor
See also
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List of naval guns
List of Naval Guns by country of origin in decreasing caliber size
List of naval guns by caliber size, all countries
Naval anti-aircraft guns
See also
* List of artillery
* List of the largest cannon by caliber
*Glossary of British ordnanc ...
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
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QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun
The QF 4 inch Mk V gunMk V = Mark 5. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark V indicates this was the fifth model of QF 4-inch gun. was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted ...
Approximate British equivalent firing slightly lighter shell
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4"/50 caliber gun
The 4″/50 caliber gun (spoken "four-inch-fifty-caliber") was the standard low-angle, quick-firing gun for United States, first appearing on the monitor and then used on "Flush Deck" destroyers through World War I and the 1920s. It was also the ...
Approximate US equivalent, firing slightly lighter shell at higher velocity
References
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External links
SK L/45 at Navweaps.com
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105 mm artillery
Naval guns of Germany