Germany
8.8 cm/75 SK C/25
Updated 22 May 2012
An unsuccessful anti-aircraft gun carried for a brief time on the Königsberg light cruisers.  Replaced by single 8.8 cm/45 SK L/45 guns.
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8.8 cm/75 Twin Mount on Köln
Note main rangefinder at upper right, flak rangefinder at center and Reichsmarine flag on fantail
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Gun Characteristics
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Designation 8.8 cm/75 (3.46") SK C/25
Ship Class Used On Königsberg Class
Date Of Design 1925
Date In Service 1929
Gun Weight 13,184 lbs. (5,980 kg) (including breech mechanism) 
Gun Length oa 260.8 in. (6.625 m)
Bore Length 249.6 in (6.340 m)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 15 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Fixed
Weight of Complete Round HE - 49.6 lbs. (22.5 kg)
Projectile Types and Weights HE - 19.8 lbs. (9.0 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length 15.2 in (38.55 cm)
Propellant Charge N/A
Cartridge - 29.8 lbs. (13.5 kg)
Muzzle Velocity HE - 3,478 fps (1,060 mps)
Working Pressure 19.7 tons/in2 (3,100 kg/cm2)
Approximate Barrel Life 600 rounds
Ammunition stowage per gun about 400 rounds
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Range
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Elevation With 19.8 lbs. (9.0 kg) Shell
Range @ 45 degrees 19,250 yards (17,600 m)
AA Ceiling @ 80 degrees 44,780 feet (13,650 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Twin Mounts
   Königsberg (3):  Dop. L. C/25
Weight  63,823 lbs. (28,950 kg)
Elevation -10 / +85 degrees
Elevation Rate 10 degrees per second
Train
(see Note)		 360 degrees
Train Rate 10 degrees per second
Gun recoil N/A
Note:  These mountings could make one complete revolution in either direction from the mid (fore and aft) position for a total of 720 degrees of train.  Firing arc was about -150 / +150 degrees.
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Data from
"German Cruisers of World War Two" by M.J. Whitley
Page History

11 February 2007 - Benchmark
22 May 2012 - Updated to latest template