The 10.5 cm SK C/28 gun was a naval gun developed by Germany during the late 1920s. It was the primary armament of the six Type 24 torpedo boats of the Reichsmarine.
Development and description The gun was designed in 1928–1930 and entered service the latter year. It weighed and had an overall length of . Its 52-caliber barrel was long. The gun fired fixed ammunition with a projectile at a muzzle velocity of . This gave it a range of at an elevation of 30°.Campbell, p. 249
The gun was only used on the single-gun MPL C/30 mounting. It had a traverse of 360° and elevation limits of -10° and +30°. The manually operated mount could be traversed and elevated at a speed of 3° per second. The gun had a rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute.Skiwot, p. 204
The guns aboard the Type 24 torpedo boats and were bored out in 1932 to and served as prototypes for the SK C/34 gun.Campbell, p. 246; Skiwot, p. 204
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External links The SK C/28 on Navweaps.com