15 cm SK C/28

15 cm SK C/28
15 cm SK C/28 in Drh LC/34 turret from Gneisenau used as coast-defense guns in Denmark
Type	Naval gun Coastline-defence gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1935–2001
Used by	Nazi Germany Denmark
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall
Designed	1930—35
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall
Produced	1935—43?
Specifications
Mass	9,026–9,080 kg (19,899–20,018 lb)
Length	8.291 metres (27 ft 2 in)
Barrel length	7.815 metres (25 ft 8 in)
Shell	separate-loading, cased charge
Caliber	149.1 millimetres (5.87 in)
Breech	semi-automatic, vertical sliding-block
Elevation	depends on the mount
Traverse	depends on the mount
Rate of fire	8 rpm (maximum)
Muzzle velocity	875 m/s (2,870 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	23,000 metres (25,000 yd) at 40°

The 15 cm SK C/28^{[Note 1]} was a German medium-caliber naval gun used during the Second World War. It served as the secondary armament for the Bismarck class and Scharnhorst-class battleships, Deutschland-class cruisers and the Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers. A number of surplus weapons were used as coast-defense guns and eight were adapted to use Army carriages and used as heavy field guns as the 15 cm Schiffskanone C/28 in Mörserlafette.
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