Škoda 7 cm K10
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The Škoda 7 cm K10 was a dual-purpose gun of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that was used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I. The gun was actually 66 mm, but the classification system for artillery rounded up to the next highest centimeter. The 7 cm K10 was also used by the Italian Navy on ships ceded as war reparations and as coastal artillery during World War II. The Italians referred to it as the 66/47.[2]
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Škoda 7 cm K10 | |
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Type | Dual-purpose gun Coastal artillery |
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
Service history | |
In service | 1912–1945 |
Used by | Austria-Hungary Italy |
Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda |
Designed | 1910 |
Manufacturer | Škoda |
Produced | 1912 |
Variants | K16 BAG |
Specifications | |
Mass | 520 kg (1,150 lb) |
Length | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) 50 caliber |
Shell weight | 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) |
Caliber | 66 mm (2.6 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding breech block |
Elevation | K10: -10° to +20° K16: -6° to +90° |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire | 10-15 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 880 m/s (2,900 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | Horizontal: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at +20° Vertical: 5 kilometres (16,000 ft)[1] |
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