8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun

The 8.8 cm SK C/30 was a German naval gun that was used in World War II. The SK C/30 guns were intended for smaller warships such as submarine chasers and corvettes.

Description
The SK C/30 had a barrel and breech end-piece with a half-length loose liner and a vertical sliding breech block. The SK C/30 guns were mounted on a hand-operated MPLC/30 mounting that had a total weight of 5760 kg including a 15-10 mm shield and a fuze-setting machine. However they were significantly lighter than the older 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns. Captured guns from the Chinese National Revolutionary Army was reverse engineered in 1938 by the Imperial Japanese Army and introduced as Type 99 88 mm AA gun.

Ammunition
Fixed type ammunition with and without tracer, which weighed 15 kg, with a projectile length of 385.5 mm was fired. Ammunition Types Available:
 * Armour Piercing (AP) - 10 kg
 * High Explosive (HE) - 9 kg
 * High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) - 9.5 kg
 * Illumination (ILLUM) - 9.4 kg