28 cm SK C/34 naval gun
The German 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun was a 283 mm 54.5-caliber built-up gun designed in 1934 used on the Scharnhorst-class battleship and for the planned Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte super-heavy tank.
Gun from Gneisenau being unloaded in Bergen, Norway, prior to installation at Fjell festning, late 1942-early 1943 | |
| Type | Naval gun Coast-defense gun |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1938–1953 |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1934 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 53,250 kg (117,400 lb) |
| Length | 15.4 m (51 ft) 54.5 Caliber |
| Barrel length | 14.5 m (48 ft) (bore length) |
| Shell | Separate-loading, bagged charge |
| Caliber | 283 mm (11.1 in) |
| Elevation | –8° to +40° |
| Muzzle velocity | 890 m/s (2,900 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 40,930 m (44,760 yd) at 40° |
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