Škoda 7 cm K10
| Škoda 7 cm K10 | |
|---|---|
| Type |
Dual-purpose gun Coastal artillery |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1912-1945 |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary Italy |
| Wars |
World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda |
| Designed | 1910 |
| Manufacturer | Škoda |
| Produced | 1912 |
| Variants | K16 BAG |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 520 kg (1,150 lb) |
| Length | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
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| Shell weight | 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) |
| Caliber | 66 mm (2.6 in) 50 caliber |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding breech block |
| Elevation | K10: -10° to +20° K16: -6° to +90° |
| Traverse | -360° |
| Rate of fire | 10-15 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 880 m/s (2,900 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | Horizontal: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at +20° Vertical: 5 kilometres (16,000 ft) |
The Škoda 7 cm K10 was a dual-purpose gun of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that was used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I. The gun was actually 66 mm, but the classification system for artillery rounded up to the next highest centimeter. The 7 cm K10 was also used by the Italian Navy on ships ceded as war reparations and as coastal artillery during World War II. The Italians referred to it as the 66/47.
The Škoda 7 cm K10 was developed and built by Škoda at the Pilsen works. The barrel was made of steel with a horizontal sliding breech block and used fixed quick fire ammunition. The Škoda 7 cm K10 was mainly used for anti-torpedo boat defense and the guns had an elevation of -10° to +20°. In 1915 Skoda engineers developed an anti-aircraft mounting for the K10 which was called the Škoda 7 cm K16 BAG (BAG = Ballon-Abwehr Geschutze or anti-balloon gun) which could elevate from -6° to +90° and had the same ballistic performance as the K10.
The Škoda 7 cm K10 and K16 were mounted aboard Battleships, Coastal defense ships and Cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy as secondary or tertiary armament. The Italians came into possession of a number of these guns through ships ceded to them as war reparations. The French Navy also came into possession of a number of these guns through ships ceded to them as war reparations, but there isn't much evidence that they used them afterwards.
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