Service Data:
In Service: 1942 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Schiffskanone
Calibre: 40.6 cm
Length: 20.300 m
Weight: kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: 0° to +60°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 1,050 m/s
Effective range: 56,000 m
Shell Weight: 1,030 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Coastal Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 40.6 cm SK C/34 in SG C/39 (40.6 cm Schiffskanone C/34
in Schussger�t C/39) also known as the Adolf gun, Intended
for the H class battleships
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
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