Service Data:
In Service: 1937 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Schiffskanone
Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 6.840 m
Weight: 11,750 kg
Breech: vertical semi-automatic sliding block, percussion
fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: -10° to +80°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: 15 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 900 m/s
Effective range: 17,500 m
Shell Weight: 15.10 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Coastal
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 10.5 cm SK L/60 in Ehl (10.5 cm Schiffskanone L/60 in
Einheitslafette)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
For a complete list of
sources
