Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10
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The Škoda 30.5 cm /45 and Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10 were a family of related naval guns of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that were used aboard the last classes of pre-dreadnoughts and dreadnoughts of the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the World War I. Guns salvaged from these ships after World War I were later used by the Royal Italian Army as coastal artillery during World War II.[2]
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Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10 | |
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Type | Naval gun Coastal artillery |
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
Service history | |
In service | 1910–1945 |
Used by | Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Italy |
Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda |
Designed | 1908 |
Manufacturer | Škoda |
Produced | 1908 |
No. built | 65 |
Variants | Škoda 30.5 cm |
Specifications | |
Mass | 54.25 t (60 short tons) |
Length | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
Barrel length | 13 m (43 ft) |
Shell | Separate loading cased charge and projectile |
Shell weight | 450 kg (990 lb) |
Caliber | 30.5 cm (12.0 in) 45 caliber |
Elevation | -4° to +20° |
Traverse | -140° to +140° |
Rate of fire | 3 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 22 km (14 mi) at +20°[1] |
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