28 cm SK C/28 naval gun
Introduction The German '''28 cm C/28''' was a 283 mm 52-caliber built-up gun designed in 1928 and used on the  cruisers.
History 28 cm SK C/28 naval gun were used on the famous Panzerschiffes - ''Lützow'' (ex-''Deutschland''), ''Admiral Scheer'' and ''Admiral Graf Spee''. For needed elevation turrets were fitted with RPC.Shells used in the guns were of inferior ballistic characteristics when compared to successor 28 cm SK C/34.
Characteristics Characteristics of SK C/28 and the later SK C/34 283 mm shells are in the table below: Gun type Shell type Length(calibers) Total weight SK C/28 Armor-piercing 3.7  Semi-armor-piercing 4.2  Igniting 4.2  SK C/34 Armor-piercing 4.4  Semi-armorpiercing 4.4  Igniting 4.5 Performance of the SK C/28 at different ranges, firing a 300 kg armour-piercing projectile : Distance         Shooting angledeg 1.9 4.5 8.0 12.5 18.6 26.3 36.4 40.0 Shell hitting angledeg 2.4 6.0 11.8 21.4 34.2 46.4 56.0 - Shell velocity at target       ? -
See also * List of naval guns* 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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