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Overview of Naval Weapons

[SIZE=3]30.5 cm/50 (12") SK L/50[/SIZE] - Made in Germany
Date: 1908 (design), 1911 (in service)
Range: 22,310 yards (20,400 m) at 16.0 degrees.
Weight: 114,309 lbs (includes gun cradle); 534 to 549 tons in twin turret
Rate of Fire: 2 rounds per minute
Used: Battleship Varna

[SIZE=3]15 cm/60 (5.91") SK C/25[/SIZE] - Made in Germany
Date: 1925 (design), 1929 (in service)
Range: 28,106 yards (25,700 m) at 40.0 degrees.
Weight: 26,389 lbs
Rate of Fire: 6-8 rounds per minute
Used: Danube-class CLs

[SIZE=3]15 cm/45 (5.91") SK L/45[/SIZE] - Made in Germany
Date: 1906 (design), 1908 (in service)
Range: 19,250 yards (17,600 m) at 30.0 degrees.
Weight: 12,632 lbs. (5,730 kg)
Rate of Fire: 3-5 rounds per minute
Used: Battleship Varna (secondaries, casemate)

[SIZE=3]13 cm/45 (5.12") DP35[/SIZE] - Made in Atlantis
Date: 1932 (design), 1935 (in service)
Range: 23,400 yards (21,397 m) at 45.0 degrees; 49,213 feet (15,000 m) AA operation at 70 degrees.
Weight: 6,803 lbs. (3,085 kg)
Rate of Fire: 12-16 rounds per minute
Used: Drazki-class destroyers, Kyustendil-class contradestroyers.

[SIZE=3]10.5 cm/65 (4.1") SK C/33[/SIZE] - Made in Germany
Date: 1933
Range: 19,357 yards (17,700 m) at 45.0 degrees; 41,010 feet (12,500 m) AA operation at 80 degrees.
Weight: 9,336 lbs. (4,237 kg)
Rate of Fire: 15-18 rounds per minute
Used: Hristo Botev-class torpedo boats

[SIZE=3]8.8 cm/76 (3.46") SK C/32[/SIZE] - Made in Germany
Date: 1932 (design), 1934 (in service)
Range: 18,810 yards (17,200 m) at 45.0 degrees; 40,680 feet (12,400 m) AA operation at 80 degrees
Weight: 8,025 lbs. (3,640 kg) (includes breech mech.)
Rate of Fire: 15-20 rounds per minute
Used: Danube-class CLs

[SIZE=3]8.8 cm/45 (3.46") SK L/45 [/SIZE] - Made in Germany
Date: 1913 (design), 1915 (in service)
Range: 12,900 yards (11,790 m) at 45.0 degrees; 30,000 feet (9,150 m) AA operation at 70 degrees
Weight: 5,512 lbs. (2,500 kg)
Rate of Fire: 15 rounds per minute
Used: Battleship Varna

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Some other guns not yet listed:
- 105mm gun
- 37mm gun
- 20mm Oerlikon

Torpedo Classifications
Bulgarian Torpedoes are designated by the Obrazets (Pattern), consisting of the model year and then by the caliber (in centimeters). If necessary, a modifying code is added to the end of the designation.

Modifying codes include:
- Elektrichesko Torpedo: Electric torpedo
- Aviatsiya Torpedo: Aviation/aircraft torpedo

[SIZE=3]Obrazets 1932/53 (32/53)[/SIZE]
Date: 1932
Caliber: 21" / 53.3cm
Total Weight: 3,527 lbs / 1,600 kg
Explosive Charge: 661.4 lbs / 300 kg
Range: 5,000 yards at 44 knots, 11,000 yards at 30 knots
Maximum Speed: 44 knots
Used: Hristo Botev-class Torpedo Boats
Notes:

[SIZE=3]Obrazets 1932/45 (32/45)[/SIZE]
Date: 1932
Caliber: 17.7" / 45cm
Total Weight: 2,094 lbs / 950 kg
Explosive Charge: 451.9 lbs / 205 kg
Range: 4,000 yards at 39 knots
Maximum Speed: 40 knots
Used: Slivnitsa-class Torpedo Boats, MTBs
Notes: Main lightweight torpedo

[SIZE=3]Obrazets 1935/45 Aviatsiya Torpedo (35/45 AT)[/SIZE]
Date: 1936 (in service)
Caliber: 17.7" / 45cm
Total Weight: 2,094 lbs / 950 kg
Explosive Charge: 451.9 lbs / 205 kg
Range: 4,000 yards at 39 knots
Maximum Speed: 40 knots
Used: Aircraft
Notes: O32/45 torpedo modified for aircraft.

[SIZE=3]Obrazets 1936/53 (36/53)[/SIZE]
Date: 1936 (design) 1937 (in service)
Caliber: 21" / 53.3cm
Total Weight: 3,527 lbs / 1,600 kg
Explosive Charge: 661.4 lbs / 300 kg
Range: 6,000 yards at 45 knots, 12,000 yards at 30 knots
Maximum Speed: 45 knots
Used: Hristo Botev-class Torpedo Boats, Drazki-class destroyers
Notes: Improved 32/53 torpedo.

[SIZE=3]Obrazets 1937/30 (37/30)[/SIZE]
Date: 1937 (design)
Caliber: 12" / 30.5cm
Total Weight: 1,102 lbs / 500 kg
Explosive Charge: 176 lbs / 85 kg
Range: 2,000 yards at 40 knots
Maximum Speed: 40 knots
Used: Komar-class RTBs
Notes: Specially-developed ultra-light torpedo for riverine use.

[SIZE=3]Obrazets 1937/65 (36/65)[/SIZE]
Date: 1937 (in service)
Caliber: 25.6" / 65cm
Total Weight: 5,511 lbs / 2,500 kg
Explosive Charge: 992 lbs / 450 kg
Range: 9,000 yards at 45 knots, 20,000 yards at 37 knots
Maximum Speed: 45 knots
Used: Kyustendil-class contradestroyers
Notes: Licensed from Russia in 1937.

[SIZE=3]Podvodna Bomba, Obrazets 1935 (PBO-35/191)[/SIZE]
Date: 1935 (design), 1937 (in service)
Total Weight: 420 lbs / 191 kg
Explosive Charge: 290 lbs / 132 kg
Sinking Rate: 10 feet per second
Used: Drazki-class and Kyustendil-class contradestroyers.
Notes: Main antisubmarine depth-charge.

[SIZE=3]Podvodna Bomba, Obrazets 1930 (PBO-30/65)[/SIZE]
Date: 1930 (design), 1933 (in service)
Total Weight: 143 lbs / 65 kg
Explosive Charge: 110 lbs / 50 kg
Sinking Rate: 10 feet per second
Used: Torpedo boats, MTBs, and aircraft
Notes: Possibly based off Italian depth charge (?)

[SIZE=3]Flotski Mina, Obrazets 1926 (FMO-26/950)[/SIZE]
Date: 1926
Type: Moored Contact Mine
Total Weight: 2094 lbs / 950 kg
Explosive Charge: 551 lbs / 250 kg
Max usable Depth: 400 feet
Used: Surface ships

[SIZE=3]Flotski Mina, Obrazets 1937 (FMO-37/950)[/SIZE]
Date: 1937
Type: Moored Contact Mine
Total Weight: 2094 lbs / 950 kg
Explosive Charge: 551 lbs / 250 kg
Max usable Depth: 475 feet
Used: Surface ships
Notes: Improved FMO-26/950

[SIZE=3]Flotski Mina, Obrazets 1938 (FMO-38/500)[/SIZE]
Date: 1938
Type: Moored Contact Mine
Total Weight: 1102 lbs / 500 kg
Explosive Charge: 220 lbs / 100 kg
Max usable Depth: 400 feet
Used: Surface ships
Notes:

Overview of all other naval weapons.