Description

These Škoda guns were used on ex-Yugoslavian destroyers taken over by the Italians during World War II. These were probably horizontally sliding breech-block guns as were other Škoda weapons.

Nomenclature note: The lengths of these guns were identical, the differences as noted in their designations was strictly the result of the way that each nation measured barrel length. See "Definitions and Information about Naval Guns" for further details.

Gun Characteristics

Designation 12 cm/46 (4.7") Škoda
Ship Class Used On Sebenico (ex-Beograd) and Lubiana (ex-Ljubljana)
Date Of Design N/A
Date In Service 1939
Gun Weight 3.8 tons (3.74 mt)
Gun Length oa about 217 in (5.52 m)
Bore Length N/A
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire 10 rounds per minute (?)

Ammunition

Type Separate
Projectile Types and Weights HE: 52.9 lbs. (24 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length N/A
Propellant Charge 17.3 lbs. (7.85 kg)
Muzzle Velocity 2,789 fps (850 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A

Range

Range with 52.9 lbs. (24 kg) HE
Shell Distance
35 degrees about 18,000 yards (16,500 m)

Mount/Turret Data

Designation Beograd (4): Single Mountings
Weight N/A
Elevation -10 (?) / +35 degrees
Elevation Rate N/A
Train about +150 / -150 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A

Sources

"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
"Italian Warships of World War II" by Aldo Fraccaroli
"Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia" by M.J. Whitley

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