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| Light Anti-Aircraft | ||
| 37 mm-SK-C/30 | ||
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| Above view | View right side | Fore view |
| 37 mm-SK-C/30 (Light Anti-Aircraft) | |||
| Gun Characteristics | |||
| Designation | 37 mm/L83 (1,46") caliber SK C/30 | ||
| Date of design | 1930 | ||
| Date in service | 1934 | ||
| No. of weapons installed | 16 | ||
| Locations | 8 double mounts on the upper deck, bridge structure and crow's nest of foremast | ||
| Gun weight | 243 kg (536 lbs) | ||
| Gun length oa | 8,200 m (323 in) | ||
| Length of barrel | 3,074 m (121,0 in) | ||
| Length of bore | 2,960 m (116,5 in) | ||
| Number of grooves | 16 | ||
| Length of rifling | 2,554 m (100,6 in) | ||
| Chamber volume | 0,500 dm³ (30,5 in³) | ||
| Rate of fire | 80 rounds per gun per minute (theoretical) 30 to 40 rounds per gun per minute (practical) |
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| Ammunition | |||
| Type | Cartridge - Fixed | ||
| Complete round weight | HE - 2,1 kg (4,63 lbs) | ||
| Projectile types and weights | HE - 0,742 kg (1,64 lbs) | ||
| Bursting charge | HE - 0,365 kg (0,8 lbs) | ||
| Projectile length | 162 mm (6,4 in) | ||
| Propellant container type and weight | Cartridge - 0,97 kg (2 lbs) | ||
| Propellant charge | 0,365 kg (0,81 lbs) | ||
| Muzzle velocity | 1.000 mps (3.281 fps) | ||
| Working pressure | 2.950 kg/cm² (18,7 tons/in²) | ||
| Approximate barrel life | 7.500 rounds | ||
| Ammunition Inventory | 32.000 rounds in total 2.000 rounds per gun A c omplete round was 516,5 mm (20,3 in) long. |
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| Range | |||
| Elevation with 0.742 kg (1.63 lbs) HE Shell | |||
| Range at 45° | 8,500 m (9,300 yards) | ||
| AA ceiling at 85° | 6,800 m (22,310 feet) - tracer 4,800 m (15,750 feet) | ||
| Mount/Turret Data | |||
| Designation | Twin Mounting: Dopp LC/30 | ||
| Weight | 3.670 kg (8.090 lbs) | ||
| Elevation | -10°/+85° | ||
| Elevation rate | 3° per second | ||
| Train | 360° | ||
| Train rate | 4° per second | ||
| Gun recoil | N/A | ||
| Technical Layout - Armament | ||
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