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Thursday, June 14th 2007, 4:15am

Naval Weapons.

Modern weapons.
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10.5cm/65 SK C/28
Used on: T-1 class ships.
Projectiles: 16.02 kg AP, HE (nose and base fuzed), HEI, 15.1 kg Illum
Rate of fire: 18-22 rounds per minute
Mountings: Twin mountings on T-1 class ships

A new dual-purpose design first installed on the Leipzig class light cruisers. The long barrels and resulting high muzzle velocity give the weapon a flatter trajectory and longer range vs surface targets and a higher ceiling and longer slant range against aircraft than the preceding 8.8cm/45 weapon.
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3.7cm/83 SK C/29 (http://wesworld.jk-clan.de/thread.php?threadid=3469&sid=)
Used on: T-1 class
Projectiles: .742 kg HE-T, HEI, AP-T
Rate of Fire: 120 rounds per minute cyclic
Mountings: twin mountings on Leipzig, Admiral Hipper, Z-214, T-1, and Dithmarschen class ships, single mounting on Type I U-boats
Maximum Elevation: 90 degrees
Cartridge: 37 x 380mm rimmed

A new automatic AA weapon, that reuses the ammunition and barrels of the older 3.7cm/83 SK L/83, it is fed from 5 round strips. Of the Leipzig class cruisers, only Nurnberg carries this weapon, they were not ready in time for Liepzig
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2cm/65 SK C/28
Used on: T-1 class ships
Projectiles: 0.134 kg HEI, API
Rate of Fire: 280 rounds per minute cyclic
Mountings: twin mountings on Leipzig and Admiral Hipper, single mounting on Z-214 and T-1 class ships and Type I U-boats
Maximum Elevation: 85 degrees
Cartridge: 20 x 138mm belted

A new 2cm weapon intended to replace the 2cm/60 SK L/60 Becker guns of Great War design, the weapon fires from a 20 round box magazine.
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53.3 cm (21") G7d T2 (http://wesworld.jk-clan.de/thread.php?threadid=2796&sid=)
Post-Great War 53.3cm torpedo, installed on T-1 torpedo boats.
Power: Decalin wet-heater
Weight (overall): 1528 kg
Warhead: 280 kg Hexanite
Range/Speed
4,800m / 44 knots
7,400m / 40 knots
11,200m / 30 knots

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Outdated ships.

30.5cm/50 SK L/50
Used on: Varna(ex-Helgoland)
Projectiles: 405.5 kg APC and HE
Rate of Fire: 2-3 rounds per minute
Mountings: twin turrets
Maximum Elevation: 16 degrees on Helgoland class ships, 22 degrees on Kaiser and Konig class ships

A pre-Great War design used on Great War period battleships and battlecruisers.

305mm - Sofia

152mm - Sofia

15cm/45 SK L/45 , Varna
Projectiles: 45.3 kg HE (nose and base fuze)
Rate of Fire: 4-5 rounds per minute
Mountings: single casemate mountings on Helgoland.
Maximum elevation: 19 degrees on Helgoland.

A pre-Great War design, common on German dreadnoughts and later cruisers, the 15cm/45 SK L/45 was also used on the post-war cruisers of the Emden and Karlsruhe classes.

100mm - Montana, Stara Zagora

8.8cm/45 Flak L/45 , Varna
Projectiles: 9.0 kg AA, 9.75 hg HE, 10 kg HE
Rate of Fire: 15 rounds per minute
Mountings: Single mountings on Helgoland, Kaiser, Konig, Emden , Karlsruhe, Köln , and Z-203 class ships
Maximum elevation: 70 degrees

A Great War anti-aircraft weapon, also mounted on many post-Great War vessels.

76.2mm - Sofia

40mm - Montana, Sofia, Stara Zagora

3.7cm/83 SK L/83 , Varna
Projectiles: .742 kg HE-T, HEI, AP-T
Rate of Fire: 25-30 rounds per minute
Mountings: single mountings
Maximum Elevation: 90 degrees
Cartridge: 37 x 380mm rimmed

2cm/60 SK L/60 , Varna
Projectiles: 0.134 kg HEI, API
Rate of Fire: 300 rounds per minute cyclic
Mountings: single mountings
Maximum Elevation: 80 degrees
Cartridge: 20 x 70mm belted rimmed

13.7mm - Montana, Sofia, Stara Zagora

This post has been edited 4 times, last edit by "JeffreyF" (Jun 14th 2007, 10:18pm)