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Austro-Hungaria
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7cm Kü.Kn. L/42 M.08 Skoda
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Fortress artillery
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Contributor :
Massimo (Flickr) Foti     
     
     
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Location :
Austria
Vienna
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Coordinates :
Lat : 48.18550 / Long : 16.38860
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General comments on this surviving gun :
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :    
7cm L/42 M 08
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Origin :    
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Skoda)
         
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Historic context :
The 7cm (66 mm) calibre was well represented in the Austro-Hungarian Navy with numerous embarked weapons of various barrel lengths. The '7cm L/42 M08' was a variant of the Navy gun '7cm L/42 M98', adapted in a coastal or fortress gun.
Manufactured by Skoda; this very long barrel gun was equipped with a large shield. It was mounted on a deformation carriage placed on a central pivot, resting on a small wagon sliding on a wedge. This assembly was fixed on a rotating platform. The inclined wedge allowed to hide or show the gun.
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Technical data :
- Complete description : 7cm coastal defence gun L/42 M1908
- Design year : 1908
- Calibre : 66.00 mm
- Weight in firing position : 3140 kg - 520 kg barrel only
- Weight for transportation :
- Tube length in calibres : 42.00 (2743 mm)
- Grooves : 32 progressive angle 4 to 7 degrees
- Projectile weight : 4 kg
- Initial speed :
- Fire rate : 12 rounds / min
- Range : 6000 m
- Elevation range : -10 to +15 degrees
- Direction range : 360 degrees range
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