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15 cm SK C/25

Field	Value
name	15 cm SK C/25
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MN-1405-07, Kreuzer "Nürnberg".jpg
image_size	300
caption	15 cm SK C/25 in Drh LC/35 turret on
origin	Weimar Republic
type	Naval gun
is_ranged	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1929–45
used_by	Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
wars	Second World War
weight	11970 kg
length	9.08 m
part_length	8.57 m
cartridge	separate-loading, cased charge
caliber	149.1 mm
rate	8 rpm (maximum)
velocity	960 m/s
max_range	25700 m at 40°
breech	semi-automatic, vertical sliding-block
elevation	-10° to +40°
traverse	360°

Nazi Germany The 15 cm SK C/25SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design) was a German medium-caliber naval gun used during the Second World War. It served as the primary armament for the and s. No surplus weapons of this type appear to have been used as coast-defense guns.

Description

This gun was the most powerful of the Kriegsmarine's 15 cm guns and was designed with a loose barrel, jacket and breech-piece with a vertical sliding breech block.

Mount

The Drh. LC/25 triple-gun mount was the only mount used for this gun in the Kriegsmarine. The mount weighed between 136.91 -, depending on its armor thickness; the 's mounts had between 20 - of armor while the other ships had 20 -. Each mount was designed for full 360° of traverse, but was limited to much less than that by the ship's superstructure. The electrically powered hydraulic pumps had a maximum elevating speed of 8° per second, while train was a maximum of 6-8° per second. The maximum firing cycle was 7.5 seconds, or 8 rounds per minute, despite being hand-loaded and rammed. Ammunition was supplied by three hoists, one between the left and center guns and the other two between center and right guns at the rear of the mount.

Ammunition

The SK C/25 had a number of different shells available.

Shell name	Weight	Filling Weight	Muzzle velocity
base-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.5 m Bdz m. Hb)	45.5 kg	3.058 kg	960 m/s
nose-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (15 cm Spgr. L/4.4 Kz m. Hb)	45.5 kg	3.892 kg	960 m/s
base-fused armor-piercing shell with ballistic cap (Panzer-Sprenggranate) L/3.7 m Bdz. m Hb)	45.5 kg	.885 kg	960 m/s
illumination shell	41 kg	Unknown	650 m/s

Footnotes

Notes

Citations

References

Campbell, p. 239
Tony DiGiulian. (20 November 2008). "German 15 cm/60 (5.9") SK C/25".

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