 Leipzig and Nürnberg were armed with nine 15 cm SK C / 25 guns mounted in three triple gun turrets . One was located forward , and two were placed in a superfiring pair aft , all on the centerline . They were supplied with between 1 @,@ 080 and 1 @,@ 500 rounds of ammunition , for between 120 and 166 shells per gun . As built , Leipzig was also equipped with two 8 @.@ 8 cm SK L / 45 anti @-@ aircraft guns in single mounts ; they had 800 rounds of ammunition . Nürnberg meanwhile was built with eight of these weapons with 3 @,@ 200 rounds in total . Nürnberg also carried eight 3 @.@ 7 cm SK C / 30 anti @-@ aircraft guns , and several 2 cm anti @-@ aircraft guns , though the number of the latter changed over her career . The two ships also carried four triple torpedo tube mounts located amidships ; Leipzig had 50 cm ( 20 in ) weapons while Nürnberg was equipped with 53 @.@ 3 cm ( 21 @.@ 0 in ) torpedoes . They were supplied with twenty @-@ four torpedoes . They were also capable of carrying 120 naval mines . 
