24 cm SK L/40 |
24 cm SK L/40 | |
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![]() Twin C/92 turret aboard | |
Type | |
Place of origin | |
Service history | |
In service | 1898-1945 |
Used by | German Empire Austria-Hungary Netherlands Nazi Germany |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | |
Designed | 1894 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1898 |
Variants | Krupp 24 cm L/40 K94 Skoda 24 cm L/40 K97 Skoda 24 cm L/40 K/01 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 24–25.6 t (26.5–28.2 short tons) |
Length | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) | |
Separate loading cased charges and projectiles | |
140–151 kg (309–333 lb) | |
24 cm (9.4 in) 40 caliber | |
Horizontal sliding wedge | |
hydro-pneumatic | |
Naval Mounts: -5° to +30° Coastal Artillery: -5° to +46° | |
-150° to +150° | |
3 rpm | |
WWI: 690 m/s (2,300 ft/s) WWII: 810 m/s (2,700 ft/s) | |
Maximum firing range | WWI: 16.9 km (10.5 mi) at +30° WWII: 26.6 km (16.5 mi) at +46°[1] |
The 24 cm Schnelladekanone Länge 40, abbreviated as 24 cm SK L/40, was a German
The 24 cm SK L/40 was designed in 1894 and produced in 1898 by