30-11-2005, 12:37
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מומחה ללוחמת חי"ר, סיור וצליפה
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Right, I've posted that pic before.
Here are the stats for the gun:
Gun Length - 39.4 calibers
Max elevation - 35 degrees
Total weight - 17.5 tons
Shell weight - 330kg
Gun powder charge - 125kg
Max range - 13360-13725m
The destroyer in the photo is Engels not Karl Marx. The trials happened in Sept 1934 and were successful. Based on the trials of the gun there were plans to rearm Karl Marx type (Novik class) DDs with 5!!! of these guns (three on the stern, two amidships). In addition two of the original 102mm/60 guns and 2 triple torpedo mounts were to remain!!! Each gun was to have 20 rounds per gun.
In addition to the single mount there was also a twin mount which weighted 35 tons and had a rate of fire of two round per minute per gun. One mount was made and was tested on board of DD Karl Marx in 1940. Results were generally unsuccessful and the mount was removed, but the detailed report remains classified to this day.
Other recoilless guns that were being worked at for naval use were 76mm gun for use on MTBs, 100mm gun for use on small river gunboats and auxiliary ships and 152mm gun. 9 of the 152 mm guns were made and they were tested in 1934 aboard of the various ships including DDs, patrol ships, MTBs, large and medium submarines.
The main reasons why these and other recoilless guns were not adopted for naval use were:
1) Short range
2) Low accuracy
3) Inability to fire to any bearing other than broadside
Vladimir
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