15 cm EN L/45
This cannon was used on all German. battleships (dreadnoughts), battle cruisers, the armored cruiser Blücher and light cruisers built during the war. Pre-war cruisers (some) were rearmed with this gun (previously 10.5 cm). They were also carried by the light cruiser Emden (1925) until it was rearmed to 15 cm SK C/36 guns in 1942. In WWII it was used in coastal batteries and on corsair cruisers.
TTD dela:
Cannon calibre: 149.1 mm
Year of construction: 1906
Year of commissioning: 1908
Cannon weight: 5,730 t
Cannon length: 6.710 m
Barrel length: 6,326 m
Bore length: ? m
Number of grooves: 48
Chamber volume: 21.7 dm^3
Rate of fire: 4 - 5 per minute
Working pressure: 3 150 kg/cm^2
Approximate barrel life: 1,400 shots
Ammunition supply per barrel
Nassau, Helgoland, von der Tann, Moltke, Brummer: 150 shots
Kaiser, König, Bayern, Seydlitz, Derfflinger, Mackensen: 160 shots
Blücher (1914): 165
Wiesbaden: 128
Königsberg (1918), Cologne: 130
Emden (1925): 120
Munícia:
divided
High Explosive (HE) with detonator in tip: length: 60.9 cm, weight: 45.3 kg, explosive charge: 4.09 kg
High Explosive (HE) with bottom detonator: length: 61,2 cm, weight: 45,3 kg, explosive charge: 3,90 kg
Ejection charge:
WWI: 14,35 kg RPC/12
WWII: 4,35 kg RPC/38
Impact velocity: 835 m/s
Dostrel:
With 45.3 kg HE projectile:
at 20° bearing (until 1915) - 13,500 m
at 27° (after 1915 and Emden - 1925) - 16 800 m
at 30° (WWI cruisers) - 17 600 m
at 30° (WWII cruisers) - 19 400 m
Uloženie dela:
The guns were in casemates on the pivots one at a time and on the pivots in semi-closed turrets/shields.
Storage in casemates - marking
Nassau, Helgoland, Kaiser, von der Tann, Moltke and Blücher: MPL C/06
König, Seydlitz and Derfflinger: MPL C/06.11
Bayern, Hindenburg and Mackensen: MPL C/13
Stowage on board in towers/shields - designation
Wiesbaden, Königsberg and Cologne: MPL C/14
Emden (1925): MPL C/16
Storage weight: approx. 17 t
Draft (as built, after the Battle of Skagerrak it was enlarged to 27° on most ships)
MPL C/06: -7/+20°
MPL C/06.11: -10/+19°
MPL C/13: -8.5/+19°
MPL C/14: -10/+22°
MPL C/16: -10/+27°
WWII Corsair cruisers: -10/+30°
Bearing: approx. -150/+150°
Heading speed: ?° per second (manual control)
Rate of aim: ?° per second (manual control)
Charging angle of parts: ?°
Cannon slip: ? m
The guns were used on the battleships of the Nassau, Helgoland, Kaiser, König and Bayern classes, the battle cruisers of the von der Tann, Moltke, Seydlitz, Derfflinger and Mackensen classes (planned), the armoured cruiser Blücher, the WWI light cruisers, the light cruiser Emden (1925) and on the Corsair auxiliary cruisers during WWII.
This cannon was used on all German. battleships (dreadnoughts), battle cruisers, the armored cruiser Blücher and light cruisers built during the war. Pre-war cruisers (some) were rearmed with this gun (previously 10.5 cm). They were also carried by the light cruiser Emden (1925) until it was rearmed to 15 cm SK C/36 guns in 1942. In WWII it was used in coastal batteries and on corsair cruisers.
TTD dela:
Cannon calibre: 149.1 mm
Year of construction: 1906
Year of commissioning: 1908
Cannon weight: 5,730 t
Cannon length: 6.710 m
Barrel length: 6,326 m
Bore length: ? m
Number of grooves: 48
Chamber volume: 21.7 dm^3
Rate of fire: 4 - 5 per minute
Working pressure: 3 150 kg/cm^2
Approximate barrel life: 1,400 shots
Ammunition supply per barrel
Nassau, Helgoland, von der Tann, Moltke, Brummer: 150 shots
Kaiser, König, Bayern, Seydlitz, Derfflinger, Mackensen: 160 shots
Blücher (1914): 165
Wiesbaden: 128
Königsberg (1918), Cologne: 130
Emden (1925): 120
Munícia:
divided
High Explosive (HE) with detonator in tip: length: 60.9 cm, weight: 45.3 kg, explosive charge: 4.09 kg
High Explosive (HE) with bottom detonator: length: 61,2 cm, weight: 45,3 kg, explosive charge: 3,90 kg
Ejection charge:
WWI: 14,35 kg RPC/12
WWII: 4,35 kg RPC/38
Impact velocity: 835 m/s
Dostrel:
With 45.3 kg HE projectile:
at 20° bearing (until 1915) - 13,500 m
at 27° (after 1915 and Emden - 1925) - 16 800 m
at 30° (WWI cruisers) - 17 600 m
at 30° (WWII cruisers) - 19 400 m
Uloženie dela:
The guns were in casemates on the pivots one at a time and on the pivots in semi-closed turrets/shields.
Storage in casemates - marking
Nassau, Helgoland, Kaiser, von der Tann, Moltke and Blücher: MPL C/06
König, Seydlitz and Derfflinger: MPL C/06.11
Bayern, Hindenburg and Mackensen: MPL C/13
Stowage on board in towers/shields - designation
Wiesbaden, Königsberg and Cologne: MPL C/14
Emden (1925): MPL C/16
Storage weight: approx. 17 t
Draft (as built, after the Battle of Skagerrak it was enlarged to 27° on most ships)
MPL C/06: -7/+20°
MPL C/06.11: -10/+19°
MPL C/13: -8.5/+19°
MPL C/14: -10/+22°
MPL C/16: -10/+27°
WWII Corsair cruisers: -10/+30°
Bearing: approx. -150/+150°
Heading speed: ?° per second (manual control)
Rate of aim: ?° per second (manual control)
Charging angle of parts: ?°
Cannon slip: ? m
The guns were used on the battleships of the Nassau, Helgoland, Kaiser, König and Bayern classes, the battle cruisers of the von der Tann, Moltke, Seydlitz, Derfflinger and Mackensen classes (planned), the armoured cruiser Blücher, the WWI light cruisers, the light cruiser Emden (1925) and on the Corsair auxiliary cruisers during WWII.