| 8.8 cm SK L/45 | |
|---|---|
 Anti-aircraft guns on light cruiser Königsberg, 1932 | |
| Type | Naval gun Anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin |  German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1905?–45 |
| Used by | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Variants | 8.8 cm SK L/45 8.8 cm Flak L/45 8.8 cm TbtsK L/45 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | about 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) |
| Length | about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in) |
| Shell | Fixed |
| Shell weight | 9–10 kilograms (20–22 lb) |
| Caliber | 88 millimeters (3.5 in) |
| Breech | Vertical sliding-wedge |
| Elevation | MPL C/06 and TbtsL C/13: −10° to +25° MPL C/13: −10° to +70° |
| Rate of fire | 15 RPM |
| Muzzle velocity | 650 to 890 m/s (2,100 to 2,900 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | Horizontal: 10,694 metres (11,695 yd) at +25°[1] 14,100 metres (15,400 yd) at +43° Vertical: 9,150 metres (30,020 ft) at +70° |
The 8.8 cm SK L/45 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 45-caliber barrel)) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II on a variety of mounts.
The 8.8 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 2.5 metric tons (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons) and had an overall length of about 4 meters (13 ft 1 in). It used a vertical sliding-block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.
During World War I, the SK L/45 was used as anti-torpedo boat guns on all Imperial German Navy dreadnoughts and as main guns on torpedo boats and destroyers. The SK L/45 was also used to replace some of the 8.8 cm SK L/35 anti-torpedo boat guns on pre-dreadnought battleships. During the 1920s SK L/45 guns were temporarily fitted to the Deutschland-class cruisers and on Königsberg-class cruisers until the new 8.8 cm SK C/32 naval gun was available, with most ships being refitted by 1939. During the 1930s surviving SK L/45 guns were modified to use the same ammunition as the 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun and had similar performance.[2]
Fixed type ammunition with and without tracer, which weighed 15 kg (33 lb), with a projectile length of 355 mm (14.0 in) was fired. Ammunition Types Available:
