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Austro-Hungaria

7cm Kü.Kn. L/42 M.08 Skoda

Fortress artillery

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Location :
Italy
Rovereto
Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra
Coordinates : Lat : 45.88840 / Long : 11.04890
General comments on this surviving gun :


Identical items in the same location : 1
Items covered by this file : 1

View on the very unusual carriage with the pivot, the wagon and the inclined wedge

The gun is presented in the central place and its access is difficult

Unknown markings, but this is said to be the gun Nr 16


Historic and technical information
Denomination :     7cm L/42 M 08 Origin :       ( Skoda)          

Historic context :

The 7cm (66 mm) calibre was well represented in the Austro-Hungarian Navy with numerous embarked weapons of various barrel lengths. The '7cm L/42 M08' was a variant of the Navy gun '7cm L/42 M98', adapted in a coastal or fortress gun.

Manufactured by Skoda; this very long barrel gun was equipped with a large shield. It was mounted on a deformation carriage placed on a central pivot, resting on a small wagon sliding on a wedge. This assembly was fixed on a rotating platform. The inclined wedge allowed to hide or show the gun.

Technical data :

  • Complete description : 7cm coastal defence gun L/42 M1908
  • Design year : 1908
  • Calibre : 66.00 mm
  • Weight in firing position : 3140 kg - 520 kg barrel only
  • Weight for transportation :
  • Tube length in calibres : 42.00 (2743 mm)
  • Grooves : 32 progressive angle 4 to 7 degrees
  • Projectile weight : 4 kg
  • Initial speed :
  • Fire rate : 12 rounds / min
  • Range : 6000 m
  • Elevation range : -10 to +15 degrees
  • Direction range : 360 degrees range


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