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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.[2]

Škoda 7 cm K10
Skoda 7 cm K16 BAG Museum of Military History, Vienna
TypeDual-purpose gun
Coastal artillery
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1912–1945
Used byAustria-Hungary
Italy
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerŠkoda
Designed1910
ManufacturerŠkoda
Produced1912
VariantsK16 BAG
Specifications
Mass520 kg (1,150 lb)
Length3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) 50 caliber

Shell weight4.5 kg (9.9 lb)
Caliber66 mm (2.6 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding breech block
ElevationK10: -10° to +20°
K16: -6° to +90°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire10-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity880 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
Maximum firing rangeHorizontal: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at +20°
Vertical: 5 kilometres (16,000 ft)[1]

Construction


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.


History


The Škoda 7 cm K10 and K16 were mounted aboard battleships, coastal defence ships and cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy as secondary or tertiary armament.[3] 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 is not much evidence that they used them afterwards.


Notes


  1. DiGiulian, Tony. "7 cm/50 (2.75") K10 and K16 Skoda - NavWeaps". navweaps.com.
  2. In Italian nomenclature the first number indicates the caliber expressed in millimeters, the second the length in calibers. This second value is not 50 calibers because the Italians calculated the length of the barrel excluding the firing chamber.
  3. Friedman, Norman (2011-01-01). Naval weapons of World War One. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1848321007. OCLC 786178793.
  4. "VIRIBUS UNITIS battleships (1912-1915) - K-u-K Marine (Austro-Hungarian Navy) (Austria-Hungary)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. "ERZHERGOG FRANZ FERDINAND battleships (1910-1911) - K-u-K Marine (Austro-Hungarian Navy) (Austria-Hungary)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  6. "MONARCH coast defence ships (1898) - K-u-K Marine (Austro-Hungarian Navy) (Austria-Hungary)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  7. "SANKT GEORG armoured cruiser (1905) - K-u-K Marine (Austro-Hungarian Navy) (Austria-Hungary)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  8. "ADMIRAL SPAUN scout cruiser (1910) - K-u-K Marine (Austro-Hungarian Navy) (Austria-Hungary)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  9. "SAIDA scout cruisers (1914-1915) - K-u-K Marine (Austro-Hungarian Navy) (Austria-Hungary)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.

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