Service Data:
In Service: 1939 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type:Schiffskanone
Calibre: 20.3 cm
Length: 12.150 m
Weight: kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage: turret mounted
Elevation: -5° to +40°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 925 m/s
Effective range: 37.00 m
Shell Weight: 122.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Coastal
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 20.3 cm SK C/34 (20.3 cm Schiffskanone C/34) were installed
on
Admiral
Hipper,
Blücher,
and
Prinz
Eugen, each of these ships mounted eight of these guns.
The two turrets intended for
Seydlitz
were installed as coastal artillery on Ile de Croix.
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
