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Here you will find information on naval guns in use with the Royal South African Navy.

Caliber = 11.5 cm (4.5 inch)
Shell weight = 21 kg (46 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 852 m/s (2794 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 7.636 megajoules = 2814.0 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.95

Barrel length: 48 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4700 meters 7.0 sec 539 m/s 3.4 deg
5.0 deg 7500 meters 13.0 sec 414 m/s 8.1 deg
7.5 deg 9500 meters 18.3 sec 349 m/s 13.4 deg
10.0 deg 11000 meters 23.3 sec 310 m/s 19.2 deg
12.5 deg 12300 meters 27.9 sec 287 m/s 24.9 deg
15.0 deg 13400 meters 32.3 sec 273 m/s 30.4 deg
20.0 deg 15100 meters 40.4 sec 262 m/s 40.3 deg
25.0 deg 16400 meters 48.1 sec 262 m/s 48.6 deg
30.0 deg 17300 meters 55.2 sec 268 m/s 55.0 deg
35.0 deg 18000 meters 62.1 sec 277 m/s 60.3 deg
40.0 deg 18400 meters 68.6 sec 286 m/s 64.5 deg
45.0 deg 18400 meters 74.7 sec 296 m/s 67.9 deg
50.0 deg 18000 meters 80.4 sec 304 m/s 70.8 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 22.61 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.5 deg 3100 meters 15 cm
3.8 deg 6200 meters 10 cm
11.3 deg 11700 meters 5 cm
15.1 deg 13400 meters ... 2 cm
33.0 deg 17800 meters ... 4 cm


Maximum range = 18400 meters at 42.7 deg elevation

Caliber = 12.7 cm (5.0 inch)
Shell weight = 28 kg (62 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 816 m/s (2676 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 9.437 megajoules = 3477.6 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.87

Barrel length: 45 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4500 meters 6.8 sec 548 m/s 3.3 deg
5.0 deg 7300 meters 12.7 sec 430 m/s 7.7 deg
7.5 deg 9400 meters 18.1 sec 364 m/s 12.8 deg
10.0 deg 11000 meters 23.0 sec 325 m/s 18.1 deg
12.5 deg 12400 meters 27.7 sec 301 m/s 23.6 deg
15.0 deg 13500 meters 32.1 sec 286 m/s 28.9 deg
20.0 deg 15400 meters 40.4 sec 273 m/s 38.7 deg
25.0 deg 16800 meters 48.1 sec 272 m/s 46.8 deg
30.0 deg 17800 meters 55.4 sec 278 m/s 53.4 deg
35.0 deg 18500 meters 62.3 sec 287 m/s 58.7 deg
40.0 deg 18900 meters 68.8 sec 296 m/s 63.0 deg
45.0 deg 19000 meters 75.0 sec 306 m/s 66.6 deg
50.0 deg 18600 meters 80.8 sec 315 m/s 69.6 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 23.58 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

2.0 deg 3800 meters 15 cm
4.9 deg 7300 meters 10 cm
13.6 deg 12900 meters ... 2 cm
14.5 deg 13300 meters 5 cm
28.5 deg 17500 meters ... 4 cm
49.2 deg 18700 meters ... 6 cm


Maximum range = 19000 meters at 43.2 deg elevation

Caliber = 13.5 cm (5.3 inch)
Shell weight = 38 kg (84 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 851 m/s (2790 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 13.745 megajoules = 5064.9 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.05

Barrel length: 52 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5000 meters 7.1 sec 587 m/s 3.2 deg
5.0 deg 8200 meters 13.4 sec 464 m/s 7.5 deg
7.5 deg 10600 meters 19.1 sec 396 m/s 12.4 deg
10.0 deg 12500 meters 24.4 sec 354 m/s 17.7 deg
12.5 deg 14100 meters 29.3 sec 328 m/s 22.9 deg
15.0 deg 15400 meters 34.1 sec 312 m/s 28.2 deg
20.0 deg 17700 meters 42.9 sec 298 m/s 37.6 deg
25.0 deg 19400 meters 51.3 sec 297 m/s 45.7 deg
30.0 deg 20700 meters 59.1 sec 304 m/s 52.1 deg
35.0 deg 21700 meters 66.6 sec 313 m/s 57.4 deg
40.0 deg 22200 meters 73.8 sec 324 m/s 61.7 deg
45.0 deg 22400 meters 80.5 sec 334 m/s 65.3 deg
50.0 deg 22100 meters 86.8 sec 345 m/s 68.4 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 28.50 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.6 deg 3500 meters 20 cm
3.5 deg 6400 meters 15 cm
7.5 deg 10600 meters 10 cm
9.5 deg 12200 meters ... 2 cm
20.8 deg 18000 meters 5 cm
22.1 deg 18400 meters ... 4 cm
35.2 deg 21700 meters ... 6 cm


Maximum range = 22400 meters at 44.4 deg elevation

Caliber = 15.0 cm (5.9 inch)
Shell weight = 47 kg (103 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 816 m/s (2676 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 15.549 megajoules = 5729.8 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.87

Barrel length: 45 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4600 meters 6.9 sec 574 m/s 3.2 deg
5.0 deg 7700 meters 12.9 sec 460 m/s 7.3 deg
7.5 deg 10100 meters 18.5 sec 394 m/s 12.1 deg
10.0 deg 11900 meters 23.6 sec 353 m/s 17.2 deg
12.5 deg 13400 meters 28.5 sec 327 m/s 22.4 deg
15.0 deg 14800 meters 33.1 sec 310 m/s 27.5 deg
20.0 deg 16900 meters 41.8 sec 295 m/s 37.0 deg
25.0 deg 18600 meters 50.0 sec 294 m/s 45.1 deg
30.0 deg 19800 meters 57.6 sec 300 m/s 51.6 deg
35.0 deg 20700 meters 64.9 sec 309 m/s 56.9 deg
40.0 deg 21200 meters 71.9 sec 319 m/s 61.3 deg
45.0 deg 21400 meters 78.4 sec 329 m/s 65.0 deg
50.0 deg 21100 meters 84.6 sec 339 m/s 68.2 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 27.85 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.6 deg 3200 meters 20 cm
3.6 deg 6200 meters 15 cm
7.8 deg 10300 meters 10 cm
9.5 deg 11500 meters ... 2 cm
21.8 deg 17500 meters 5 cm
22.1 deg 17600 meters ... 4 cm
34.9 deg 20700 meters ... 6 cm


Maximum range = 21400 meters at 44.0 deg elevation

Caliber = 15.0 cm (5.9 inch)
Shell weight = 47 kg (103 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 921 m/s (3022 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 19.827 megajoules = 7306.2 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.11

Barrel length: 54 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5600 meters 7.6 sec 605 m/s 3.3 deg
5.0 deg 9100 meters 14.2 sec 471 m/s 7.8 deg
7.5 deg 11600 meters 20.2 sec 398 m/s 13.0 deg
10.0 deg 13600 meters 25.7 sec 355 m/s 18.5 deg
12.5 deg 15300 meters 30.9 sec 329 m/s 24.0 deg
15.0 deg 16700 meters 35.8 sec 314 m/s 29.3 deg
20.0 deg 19000 meters 45.0 sec 301 m/s 38.9 deg
25.0 deg 20900 meters 53.6 sec 302 m/s 46.8 deg
30.0 deg 22300 meters 61.9 sec 309 m/s 53.3 deg
35.0 deg 23400 meters 69.7 sec 320 m/s 58.4 deg
40.0 deg 24000 meters 77.2 sec 331 m/s 62.5 deg
45.0 deg 24300 meters 84.3 sec 342 m/s 66.0 deg
50.0 deg 24000 meters 91.0 sec 353 m/s 69.0 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 32.75 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.0 deg 2700 meters 25 cm
2.1 deg 4900 meters 20 cm
4.0 deg 7800 meters 15 cm
7.9 deg 12000 meters 10 cm
8.4 deg 12400 meters ... 2 cm
20.2 deg 19100 meters ... 4 cm
21.5 deg 19600 meters 5 cm
32.1 deg 22800 meters ... 6 cm
47.2 deg 24200 meters ... 8 cm


Maximum range = 24300 meters at 44.9 deg elevation

Caliber = 15.0 cm (5.9 inch)
Shell weight = 47 kg (103 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 989 m/s (3242 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 22.816 megajoules = 8407.8 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.28

Barrel length: 60 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 6200 meters 8.1 sec 619 m/s 3.5 deg
5.0 deg 9900 meters 15.0 sec 475 m/s 8.1 deg
7.5 deg 12600 meters 21.2 sec 400 m/s 13.5 deg
10.0 deg 14700 meters 26.9 sec 356 m/s 19.2 deg
12.5 deg 16400 meters 32.2 sec 331 m/s 24.8 deg
15.0 deg 17900 meters 37.3 sec 315 m/s 30.3 deg
20.0 deg 20300 meters 46.9 sec 304 m/s 40.1 deg
25.0 deg 22300 meters 55.8 sec 306 m/s 47.9 deg
30.0 deg 23800 meters 64.3 sec 315 m/s 54.1 deg
35.0 deg 25000 meters 72.5 sec 326 m/s 59.1 deg
40.0 deg 25800 meters 80.3 sec 338 m/s 63.1 deg
45.0 deg 26100 meters 87.8 sec 350 m/s 66.5 deg
50.0 deg 25900 meters 94.8 sec 361 m/s 69.3 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 35.96 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.3 deg 3600 meters 25 cm
2.3 deg 5800 meters 20 cm
4.1 deg 8800 meters 15 cm
7.9 deg 13000 meters 10 cm 2 cm
19.3 deg 20000 meters ... 4 cm
21.3 deg 20900 meters 5 cm
30.6 deg 24000 meters ... 6 cm
44.9 deg 26100 meters ... 8 cm


Maximum range = 26100 meters at 45.6 deg elevation

Caliber = 15.0 cm (5.9 inch)
Shell weight = 50 kg (110 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 955 m/s (3133 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 22.816 megajoules = 8407.8 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.28

Barrel length: 60 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 6000 meters 7.9 sec 626 m/s 3.4 deg
5.0 deg 9800 meters 14.7 sec 488 m/s 7.8 deg
7.5 deg 12500 meters 20.9 sec 413 m/s 13.0 deg
10.0 deg 14700 meters 26.6 sec 369 m/s 18.4 deg
12.5 deg 16400 meters 32.0 sec 342 m/s 23.9 deg
15.0 deg 18000 meters 37.1 sec 326 m/s 29.3 deg
20.0 deg 20500 meters 46.7 sec 313 m/s 38.8 deg
25.0 deg 22500 meters 55.7 sec 314 m/s 46.7 deg
30.0 deg 24200 meters 64.3 sec 322 m/s 53.0 deg
35.0 deg 25400 meters 72.5 sec 333 m/s 58.1 deg
40.0 deg 26200 meters 80.3 sec 345 m/s 62.1 deg
45.0 deg 26500 meters 87.8 sec 358 m/s 65.5 deg
50.0 deg 26300 meters 94.8 sec 369 m/s 68.5 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 35.96 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.4 deg 3800 meters 25 cm
2.6 deg 6300 meters 20 cm
4.7 deg 9400 meters 15 cm
7.4 deg 12400 meters ... 2 cm
9.1 deg 14000 meters 10 cm
18.3 deg 19700 meters ... 4 cm
24.6 deg 22400 meters 5 cm
28.6 deg 23700 meters ... 6 cm
41.1 deg 26300 meters ... 8 cm


Maximum range = 26500 meters at 45.7 deg elevation

Caliber = 21.0 cm (8.3 inch)
Shell weight = 135 kg (298 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 795 m/s (2608 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.95

Muzzle energy = 42.666 megajoules = 15722.6 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.87

Barrel length: 45 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4700 meters 6.8 sec 617 m/s 3.0 deg
5.0 deg 8200 meters 13.0 sec 516 m/s 6.7 deg
7.5 deg 11000 meters 18.8 sec 452 m/s 10.9 deg
10.0 deg 13200 meters 24.3 sec 409 m/s 15.5 deg
12.5 deg 15100 meters 29.5 sec 381 m/s 20.1 deg
15.0 deg 16800 meters 34.4 sec 362 m/s 24.7 deg
20.0 deg 19600 meters 43.8 sec 344 m/s 33.5 deg
25.0 deg 21800 meters 52.7 sec 340 m/s 41.3 deg
30.0 deg 23500 meters 61.0 sec 345 m/s 47.7 deg
35.0 deg 24800 meters 69.0 sec 354 m/s 53.1 deg
40.0 deg 25600 meters 76.6 sec 366 m/s 57.7 deg
45.0 deg 25900 meters 83.7 sec 377 m/s 61.5 deg
50.0 deg 25600 meters 90.4 sec 389 m/s 65.0 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 38.99 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.8 deg 3600 meters 30 cm
3.5 deg 6200 meters 25 cm
5.7 deg 9000 meters ... 2 cm
6.0 deg 9400 meters 20 cm
10.4 deg 13500 meters 15 cm
13.5 deg 15800 meters ... 4 cm
20.0 deg 19600 meters 10 cm
20.8 deg 20000 meters ... 6 cm
27.9 deg 22800 meters ... 8 cm
35.6 deg 24900 meters ... 10 cm
44.4 deg 25900 meters ... 12 cm
48.2 deg 25800 meters 5 cm


Maximum range = 25900 meters at 45.2 deg elevation

Caliber = 21.0 cm (8.3 inch)
Shell weight = 128 kg (282 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 945 m/s (3098 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.05

Muzzle energy = 57.107 megajoules = 21043.9 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.16

Barrel length: 56 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 6300 meters 8.0 sec 683 m/s 3.2 deg
5.0 deg 10700 meters 15.1 sec 553 m/s 7.2 deg
7.5 deg 14000 meters 21.6 sec 477 m/s 11.7 deg
10.0 deg 16700 meters 27.8 sec 429 m/s 16.7 deg
12.5 deg 19000 meters 33.6 sec 399 m/s 21.7 deg
15.0 deg 20900 meters 39.1 sec 380 m/s 26.6 deg
20.0 deg 24300 meters 49.6 sec 364 m/s 35.6 deg
25.0 deg 27000 meters 59.5 sec 364 m/s 43.2 deg
30.0 deg 29300 meters 68.9 sec 372 m/s 49.4 deg
35.0 deg 31000 meters 78.0 sec 384 m/s 54.5 deg
40.0 deg 32300 meters 86.6 sec 398 m/s 58.6 deg
45.0 deg 32900 meters 94.9 sec 413 m/s 62.2 deg
50.0 deg 32800 meters 102.6 sec 427 m/s 65.4 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 47.35 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.6 deg 4400 meters 35 cm
2.7 deg 6700 meters 30 cm
4.2 deg 9400 meters 25 cm
5.0 deg 10700 meters ... 2 cm
6.5 deg 12800 meters 20 cm
10.7 deg 17400 meters 15 cm
11.5 deg 18100 meters ... 4 cm
18.7 deg 23500 meters ... 6 cm
20.3 deg 24400 meters 10 cm
25.1 deg 27000 meters ... 8 cm
32.0 deg 30000 meters ... 10 cm
39.6 deg 32200 meters ... 12 cm
48.1 deg 32900 meters ... 14 cm


Maximum range = 33000 meters at 47.0 deg elevation

Caliber = 21.0 cm (8.3 inch)
Shell weight = 155 kg (342 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 858 m/s (2816 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 57.107 megajoules = 21043.9 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.16

Barrel length: 56 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5500 meters 7.4 sec 671 m/s 3.0 deg
5.0 deg 9700 meters 14.1 sec 564 m/s 6.6 deg
7.5 deg 12900 meters 20.4 sec 495 m/s 10.8 deg
10.0 deg 15600 meters 26.4 sec 449 m/s 15.3 deg
12.5 deg 18000 meters 32.0 sec 420 m/s 19.8 deg
15.0 deg 20000 meters 37.4 sec 400 m/s 24.3 deg
20.0 deg 23400 meters 47.7 sec 381 m/s 32.9 deg
25.0 deg 26200 meters 57.5 sec 378 m/s 40.5 deg
30.0 deg 28500 meters 66.7 sec 384 m/s 46.7 deg
35.0 deg 30200 meters 75.5 sec 395 m/s 51.9 deg
40.0 deg 31400 meters 84.0 sec 408 m/s 56.4 deg
45.0 deg 32000 meters 91.9 sec 422 m/s 60.2 deg
50.0 deg 31800 meters 99.4 sec 435 m/s 63.7 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 47.35 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.2 deg 2800 meters 40 cm
2.3 deg 5100 meters 35 cm
3.7 deg 7700 meters 30 cm
4.7 deg 9200 meters ... 2 cm
5.8 deg 10800 meters 25 cm
9.2 deg 14800 meters 20 cm
9.8 deg 15500 meters ... 4 cm
15.2 deg 20100 meters 15 cm
17.0 deg 21500 meters ... 6 cm
22.4 deg 24900 meters ... 8 cm
28.2 deg 27700 meters ... 10 cm
29.1 deg 28100 meters 10 cm
34.3 deg 30000 meters ... 12 cm
40.9 deg 31600 meters ... 14 cm
48.0 deg 32000 meters ... 16 cm


Maximum range = 32000 meters at 46.4 deg elevation

Caliber = 25.0 cm (9.8 inch)
Shell weight = 216 kg (476 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 922 m/s (3024 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 91.790 megajoules = 33824.8 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.11

Barrel length: 54 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 6200 meters 7.9 sec 695 m/s 3.1 deg
5.0 deg 10700 meters 15.0 sec 574 m/s 6.9 deg
7.5 deg 14200 meters 21.6 sec 500 m/s 11.3 deg
10.0 deg 17000 meters 27.8 sec 452 m/s 15.9 deg
12.5 deg 19500 meters 33.6 sec 422 m/s 20.6 deg
15.0 deg 21600 meters 39.3 sec 402 m/s 25.4 deg
20.0 deg 25200 meters 50.0 sec 384 m/s 34.1 deg
25.0 deg 28200 meters 60.1 sec 383 m/s 41.6 deg
30.0 deg 30700 meters 69.7 sec 391 m/s 47.7 deg
35.0 deg 32600 meters 79.0 sec 403 m/s 52.9 deg
40.0 deg 34000 meters 87.8 sec 417 m/s 57.1 deg
45.0 deg 34700 meters 96.2 sec 432 m/s 60.8 deg
50.0 deg 34600 meters 104.1 sec 447 m/s 64.1 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 54.58 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.2 deg 3200 meters 45 cm
2.0 deg 5200 meters 40 cm
3.1 deg 7400 meters 35 cm
4.2 deg 9400 meters ... 2 cm
4.6 deg 10000 meters 30 cm
6.7 deg 13100 meters 25 cm
8.7 deg 15600 meters ... 4 cm
10.0 deg 17100 meters 20 cm
15.5 deg 22000 meters ... 6 cm
16.3 deg 22600 meters 15 cm
20.5 deg 25500 meters ... 8 cm
25.6 deg 28600 meters ... 10 cm
31.1 deg 31200 meters 10 cm 12 cm
36.9 deg 33200 meters ... 14 cm
43.2 deg 34500 meters ... 16 cm
49.9 deg 34600 meters ... 18 cm


Maximum range = 34700 meters at 47.1 deg elevation

Caliber = 25.0 cm (9.8 inch)
Shell weight = 238 kg (525 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 878 m/s (2881 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 91.790 megajoules = 33824.8 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.11

Barrel length: 54 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5800 meters 7.5 sec 693 m/s 2.9 deg
5.0 deg 10200 meters 14.5 sec 583 m/s 6.6 deg
7.5 deg 13700 meters 20.9 sec 514 m/s 10.7 deg
10.0 deg 16600 meters 27.1 sec 467 m/s 15.2 deg
12.5 deg 19100 meters 32.9 sec 436 m/s 19.6 deg
15.0 deg 21300 meters 38.5 sec 416 m/s 24.1 deg
20.0 deg 25000 meters 49.2 sec 397 m/s 32.6 deg
25.0 deg 28100 meters 59.2 sec 394 m/s 39.9 deg
30.0 deg 30600 meters 68.8 sec 401 m/s 46.2 deg
35.0 deg 32500 meters 78.0 sec 412 m/s 51.4 deg
40.0 deg 33900 meters 86.8 sec 426 m/s 55.8 deg
45.0 deg 34500 meters 95.1 sec 441 m/s 59.6 deg
50.0 deg 34400 meters 102.8 sec 455 m/s 63.0 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 54.58 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.4 deg 3500 meters 45 cm
2.4 deg 5700 meters 40 cm
3.7 deg 8100 meters 35 cm
4.1 deg 8700 meters ... 2 cm
5.5 deg 11000 meters 30 cm
8.1 deg 14500 meters 25 cm 4 cm
12.3 deg 18900 meters 20 cm
14.5 deg 20900 meters ... 6 cm
19.3 deg 24600 meters ... 8 cm
20.2 deg 25100 meters 15 cm
24.1 deg 27600 meters ... 10 cm
29.0 deg 30100 meters ... 12 cm
34.1 deg 32200 meters ... 14 cm
38.2 deg 33500 meters 10 cm
39.7 deg 33800 meters ... 16 cm
45.4 deg 34600 meters ... 18 cm


Maximum range = 34600 meters at 46.8 deg elevation

Caliber = 28.0 cm (11.0 inch)
Shell weight = 320 kg (705 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 875 m/s (2872 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.00

Muzzle energy = 122.6 megajoules = 45189.8 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.05

Barrel length: 52 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5900 meters 7.5 sec 701 m/s 2.9 deg
5.0 deg 10300 meters 14.5 sec 595 m/s 6.5 deg
7.5 deg 13900 meters 21.0 sec 526 m/s 10.5 deg
10.0 deg 16900 meters 27.2 sec 480 m/s 14.8 deg
12.5 deg 19500 meters 33.1 sec 449 m/s 19.2 deg
15.0 deg 21800 meters 38.8 sec 429 m/s 23.6 deg
20.0 deg 25700 meters 49.6 sec 409 m/s 32.0 deg
25.0 deg 28900 meters 59.8 sec 406 m/s 39.2 deg
30.0 deg 31600 meters 69.6 sec 412 m/s 45.5 deg
35.0 deg 33600 meters 78.9 sec 424 m/s 50.6 deg
40.0 deg 35100 meters 87.8 sec 438 m/s 55.1 deg
45.0 deg 35800 meters 96.2 sec 453 m/s 58.9 deg
50.0 deg 35700 meters 104.1 sec 468 m/s 62.4 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 59.11 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.3 deg 3300 meters 50 cm
2.2 deg 5300 meters 45 cm
3.5 deg 7700 meters 40 cm
3.8 deg 8300 meters ... 2 cm
5.0 deg 10300 meters 35 cm
7.2 deg 13500 meters 30 cm
7.3 deg 13700 meters ... 4 cm
10.3 deg 17200 meters 25 cm
12.1 deg 19100 meters ... 6 cm
15.4 deg 22200 meters 20 cm
17.6 deg 24000 meters ... 8 cm
21.8 deg 26900 meters ... 10 cm
25.2 deg 29000 meters 15 cm
26.1 deg 29600 meters ... 12 cm
30.5 deg 31800 meters ... 14 cm
35.2 deg 33700 meters ... 16 cm
40.1 deg 35100 meters ... 18 cm
45.2 deg 35800 meters ... 20 cm
46.0 deg 35900 meters 10 cm


Maximum range = 35900 meters at 46.9 deg elevation

Caliber = 30.5 cm (12.0 inch)
Shell weight = 395 kg (871 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 849 m/s (2786 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.80

Muzzle energy = 142.5 megajoules = 52496.2 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.95

Barrel length: 48 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5400 meters 7.3 sec 662 m/s 3.0 deg
5.0 deg 9400 meters 13.9 sec 556 m/s 6.6 deg
7.5 deg 12600 meters 20.2 sec 487 m/s 10.9 deg
10.0 deg 15200 meters 26.0 sec 443 m/s 15.3 deg
12.5 deg 17500 meters 31.6 sec 413 m/s 19.9 deg
15.0 deg 19500 meters 37.0 sec 393 m/s 24.5 deg
20.0 deg 22800 meters 47.1 sec 374 m/s 33.1 deg
25.0 deg 25500 meters 56.7 sec 371 m/s 40.6 deg
30.0 deg 27600 meters 65.8 sec 377 m/s 47.0 deg
35.0 deg 29300 meters 74.5 sec 388 m/s 52.2 deg
40.0 deg 30400 meters 82.8 sec 400 m/s 56.7 deg
45.0 deg 30900 meters 90.6 sec 414 m/s 60.5 deg
50.0 deg 30700 meters 97.9 sec 427 m/s 63.9 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 59.97 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.3 deg 2900 meters 50 cm
2.1 deg 4700 meters 45 cm
3.2 deg 6600 meters 40 cm
3.8 deg 7600 meters ... 2 cm
4.6 deg 8800 meters 35 cm
6.5 deg 11400 meters 30 cm
7.5 deg 12600 meters ... 4 cm
9.2 deg 14500 meters 25 cm
12.6 deg 17600 meters ... 6 cm
13.7 deg 18500 meters 20 cm
17.9 deg 21500 meters ... 8 cm
21.9 deg 23900 meters 15 cm
22.3 deg 24100 meters ... 10 cm
26.9 deg 26300 meters ... 12 cm
31.6 deg 28200 meters ... 14 cm
36.6 deg 29700 meters ... 16 cm
39.7 deg 30300 meters 10 cm
41.9 deg 30600 meters ... 18 cm
47.6 deg 30900 meters ... 20 cm


Maximum range = 30900 meters at 46.2 deg elevation

Caliber = 33.0 cm (13.0 inch)
Shell weight = 550 kg (1212 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 854 m/s (2802 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.02

Muzzle energy = 200.8 megajoules = 73979.0 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.05

Barrel length: 52 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5800 meters 7.4 sec 718 m/s 2.8 deg
5.0 deg 10400 meters 14.4 sec 627 m/s 6.2 deg
7.5 deg 14300 meters 21.0 sec 565 m/s 9.9 deg
10.0 deg 17600 meters 27.3 sec 521 m/s 13.9 deg
12.5 deg 20500 meters 33.4 sec 490 m/s 18.0 deg
15.0 deg 23100 meters 39.2 sec 469 m/s 22.0 deg
20.0 deg 27500 meters 50.4 sec 448 m/s 29.9 deg
25.0 deg 31200 meters 61.0 sec 443 m/s 36.9 deg
30.0 deg 34300 meters 71.1 sec 449 m/s 42.9 deg
35.0 deg 36700 meters 80.8 sec 460 m/s 48.2 deg
40.0 deg 38300 meters 90.1 sec 475 m/s 52.7 deg
45.0 deg 39200 meters 98.8 sec 490 m/s 56.7 deg
50.0 deg 39100 meters 106.9 sec 505 m/s 60.4 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 69.67 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.5 deg 3600 meters 60 cm
2.5 deg 5900 meters 55 cm
3.2 deg 7100 meters ... 2 cm
3.8 deg 8200 meters 50 cm
5.2 deg 10800 meters 45 cm
5.9 deg 11900 meters ... 4 cm
7.2 deg 13800 meters 40 cm
9.0 deg 16300 meters ... 6 cm
9.8 deg 17300 meters 35 cm
12.8 deg 20800 meters ... 8 cm
13.5 deg 21500 meters 30 cm
17.4 deg 25400 meters ... 10 cm
19.0 deg 26800 meters 25 cm
20.7 deg 28100 meters ... 12 cm
23.9 deg 30500 meters ... 14 cm
27.2 deg 32700 meters ... 16 cm
28.7 deg 33500 meters 20 cm
30.5 deg 34600 meters ... 18 cm
34.0 deg 36200 meters ... 20 cm
37.4 deg 37600 meters ... 22 cm
41.1 deg 38600 meters ... 24 cm
44.7 deg 39200 meters 15 cm
44.8 deg 39200 meters ... 26 cm
48.7 deg 39200 meters ... 28 cm


Maximum range = 39300 meters at 47.0 deg elevation

Caliber = 35.0 cm (13.8 inch)
Shell weight = 593 kg (1308 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 852 m/s (2794 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.90

Muzzle energy = 215.3 megajoules = 79329.1 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.95

Barrel length: 48 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5600 meters 7.4 sec 696 m/s 2.9 deg
5.0 deg 10000 meters 14.2 sec 599 m/s 6.3 deg
7.5 deg 13600 meters 20.7 sec 534 m/s 10.3 deg
10.0 deg 16700 meters 26.8 sec 489 m/s 14.4 deg
12.5 deg 19300 meters 32.7 sec 459 m/s 18.7 deg
15.0 deg 21600 meters 38.3 sec 438 m/s 22.9 deg
20.0 deg 25600 meters 49.1 sec 417 m/s 31.1 deg
25.0 deg 28900 meters 59.3 sec 413 m/s 38.3 deg
30.0 deg 31500 meters 69.0 sec 419 m/s 44.5 deg
35.0 deg 33600 meters 78.3 sec 430 m/s 49.7 deg
40.0 deg 35100 meters 87.2 sec 444 m/s 54.2 deg
45.0 deg 35800 meters 95.6 sec 459 m/s 58.2 deg
50.0 deg 35600 meters 103.4 sec 473 m/s 61.8 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 68.82 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.2 deg 2800 meters 60 cm
2.0 deg 4700 meters 55 cm
3.1 deg 6700 meters 50 cm
3.2 deg 7100 meters ... 2 cm
4.3 deg 8900 meters 45 cm
5.9 deg 11400 meters 40 cm
6.1 deg 11700 meters ... 4 cm
8.1 deg 14300 meters 35 cm
9.4 deg 16000 meters ... 6 cm
11.0 deg 17700 meters 30 cm
14.1 deg 20800 meters ... 8 cm
15.5 deg 22000 meters 25 cm
18.3 deg 24300 meters ... 10 cm
21.7 deg 26800 meters ... 12 cm
22.9 deg 27600 meters 20 cm
25.2 deg 29000 meters ... 14 cm
28.8 deg 31000 meters ... 16 cm
32.6 deg 32700 meters ... 18 cm
36.3 deg 34100 meters ... 20 cm
36.7 deg 34200 meters 15 cm
40.4 deg 35100 meters ... 22 cm
44.5 deg 35700 meters ... 24 cm
48.8 deg 35700 meters ... 26 cm


Maximum range = 35800 meters at 46.8 deg elevation

Caliber = 35.0 cm (13.8 inch)
Shell weight = 750 kg (1653 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 820 m/s (2690 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.10

Muzzle energy = 252.1 megajoules = 92917.3 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.11

Typical barrel length: 54 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5500 meters 7.2 sec 722 m/s 2.8 deg
5.0 deg 10200 meters 14.0 sec 651 m/s 5.8 deg
7.5 deg 14200 meters 20.6 sec 598 m/s 9.3 deg
10.0 deg 17700 meters 26.9 sec 560 m/s 12.9 deg
12.5 deg 20900 meters 33.1 sec 531 m/s 16.7 deg
15.0 deg 23800 meters 39.0 sec 511 m/s 20.4 deg
20.0 deg 28700 meters 50.4 sec 488 m/s 27.7 deg
25.0 deg 32800 meters 61.3 sec 482 m/s 34.4 deg
30.0 deg 36200 meters 71.6 sec 487 m/s 40.3 deg
35.0 deg 38900 meters 81.5 sec 497 m/s 45.5 deg
40.0 deg 40700 meters 90.9 sec 510 m/s 50.2 deg
45.0 deg 41600 meters 99.8 sec 525 m/s 54.4 deg
50.0 deg 41400 meters 108.0 sec 540 m/s 58.3 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 76.47 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.2 deg 2900 meters 70 cm
2.4 deg 5200 meters 65 cm
2.8 deg 6200 meters ... 2 cm
3.7 deg 7900 meters 60 cm
5.2 deg 10500 meters ... 4 cm
5.3 deg 10600 meters 55 cm
7.2 deg 13700 meters 50 cm
7.6 deg 14300 meters ... 6 cm
9.7 deg 17300 meters 45 cm
10.2 deg 18100 meters ... 8 cm
12.8 deg 21300 meters 40 cm
13.5 deg 22000 meters ... 10 cm
17.2 deg 26100 meters 35 cm
17.7 deg 26500 meters ... 12 cm
20.3 deg 29000 meters ... 14 cm
22.9 deg 31200 meters ... 16 cm
23.7 deg 31800 meters 30 cm
25.6 deg 33300 meters ... 18 cm
28.2 deg 35100 meters ... 20 cm
31.0 deg 36800 meters ... 22 cm
33.6 deg 38200 meters 25 cm
33.6 deg 38200 meters ... 24 cm
36.4 deg 39500 meters ... 26 cm
39.2 deg 40400 meters ... 28 cm
42.1 deg 41200 meters ... 30 cm
45.0 deg 41600 meters ... 32 cm
46.4 deg 41600 meters 20 cm
48.1 deg 41600 meters ... 34 cm


Maximum range = 41600 meters at 46.8 deg elevation

Caliber = 38.0 cm (15.0 inch)
Shell weight = 780 kg (1719 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 800 m/s (2624 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.90

Muzzle energy = 249.6 megajoules = 91977.6 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.86

Typical barrel length: 45 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5100 meters 7.0 sec 679 m/s 2.8 deg
5.0 deg 9200 meters 13.5 sec 598 m/s 6.1 deg
7.5 deg 12700 meters 19.8 sec 540 m/s 9.8 deg
10.0 deg 15700 meters 25.7 sec 499 m/s 13.6 deg
12.5 deg 18400 meters 31.5 sec 470 m/s 17.7 deg
15.0 deg 20700 meters 37.0 sec 450 m/s 21.7 deg
20.0 deg 24700 meters 47.6 sec 428 m/s 29.6 deg
25.0 deg 27900 meters 57.6 sec 423 m/s 36.6 deg
30.0 deg 30600 meters 67.1 sec 427 m/s 42.8 deg
35.0 deg 32600 meters 76.2 sec 436 m/s 48.1 deg
40.0 deg 34000 meters 84.9 sec 449 m/s 52.8 deg
45.0 deg 34600 meters 93.0 sec 463 m/s 56.9 deg
50.0 deg 34400 meters 100.6 sec 476 m/s 60.7 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 69.96 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.7 deg 3600 meters 60 cm
2.8 deg 5600 meters 55 cm
3.1 deg 6200 meters ... 2 cm
4.1 deg 7800 meters 50 cm
5.7 deg 10300 meters 45 cm
5.8 deg 10400 meters ... 4 cm
7.8 deg 13100 meters 40 cm
8.8 deg 14300 meters ... 6 cm
10.6 deg 16400 meters 35 cm
12.4 deg 18300 meters ... 8 cm
14.4 deg 20200 meters 30 cm
17.1 deg 22500 meters ... 10 cm
20.3 deg 24900 meters ... 12 cm
20.4 deg 24900 meters 25 cm
23.4 deg 27000 meters ... 14 cm
26.7 deg 28900 meters ... 16 cm
29.9 deg 30500 meters ... 18 cm
30.1 deg 30700 meters 20 cm
33.3 deg 32000 meters ... 20 cm
36.6 deg 33100 meters ... 22 cm
40.3 deg 34000 meters ... 24 cm
43.9 deg 34600 meters ... 26 cm
45.2 deg 34600 meters 15 cm
47.7 deg 34600 meters ... 28 cm


Maximum range = 34600 meters at 46.3 deg elevation

Caliber = 38.0 cm (15.0 inch)
Shell weight = 825 kg (1818 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 840 m/s (2755 fps)

Relative ballistic performance: 1.05

Muzzle energy = 290.9 megajoules = 107204.2 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.00

Barrel length: 50 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5700 meters 7.3 sec 725 m/s 2.8 deg
5.0 deg 10400 meters 14.3 sec 644 m/s 6.0 deg
7.5 deg 14400 meters 20.9 sec 587 m/s 9.5 deg
10.0 deg 17900 meters 27.3 sec 545 m/s 13.3 deg
12.5 deg 21000 meters 33.4 sec 515 m/s 17.2 deg
15.0 deg 23700 meters 39.3 sec 495 m/s 21.1 deg
20.0 deg 28500 meters 50.7 sec 472 m/s 28.6 deg
25.0 deg 32500 meters 61.5 sec 467 m/s 35.5 deg
30.0 deg 35800 meters 71.8 sec 472 m/s 41.4 deg
35.0 deg 38400 meters 81.7 sec 483 m/s 46.7 deg
40.0 deg 40100 meters 91.1 sec 497 m/s 51.3 deg
45.0 deg 41000 meters 100.0 sec 513 m/s 55.4 deg
50.0 deg 40900 meters 108.2 sec 527 m/s 59.2 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 1.00)

Maximum penetration: 77.48 cm


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.2 deg 2900 meters 70 cm
2.2 deg 5000 meters 65 cm
2.9 deg 6400 meters ... 2 cm
3.3 deg 7300 meters 60 cm
4.7 deg 9900 meters 55 cm
5.2 deg 10800 meters ... 4 cm
6.4 deg 12700 meters 50 cm
7.7 deg 14700 meters ... 6 cm
8.5 deg 15800 meters 45 cm
10.5 deg 18500 meters ... 8 cm
11.2 deg 19400 meters 40 cm
14.0 deg 22700 meters ... 10 cm
14.9 deg 23600 meters 35 cm
18.0 deg 26700 meters ... 12 cm
20.3 deg 28800 meters 30 cm
20.7 deg 29100 meters ... 14 cm
23.4 deg 31300 meters ... 16 cm
26.3 deg 33400 meters ... 18 cm
28.9 deg 35100 meters 25 cm
29.0 deg 35200 meters ... 20 cm
31.8 deg 36800 meters ... 22 cm
34.7 deg 38200 meters ... 24 cm
37.6 deg 39400 meters ... 26 cm
40.6 deg 40300 meters ... 28 cm
41.8 deg 40600 meters 20 cm
43.6 deg 40900 meters ... 30 cm
46.8 deg 41100 meters ... 32 cm


Maximum range = 41100 meters at 46.9 deg elevation