Austria-Hungary
35 cm/45 (13.79") K14 Skoda
Updated 29 May 2004
Intended for the Ersatz Monarch (improved Tegetthoff) battleships, these guns were used as land artillery when those ships were cancelled.
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Demonstration model of the forward turret group
Photographs copyrighted by Erwin F. Sieche and used here by his permission
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Gun Characteristics
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Designation 35 cm/45 (13.79") K14
Ship Class Used On Ersatz Monarch (improved Tegetthoff) class
Date Of Design 1914
Date In Service 1916 (as artillery)
Gun Weight N/A
Gun Length oa about 620 in (15.750 m)
Bore Length N/A
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 2 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Cartridge
Projectile Types and Weights AP - 1,543 lbs. (700 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Propellant Container Type and Weight Cartridge - N/A
Propellant Charge 425.5 lbs. (193 kg)
Muzzle Velocity 2,112 fps (770 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life about 100 rounds
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A
Note:  One gun fired 122 rounds before needing to be relined.
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Range
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Elevation With 1,543 lbs. (700 kg) AP
Range @ 20 degrees about 27,340 yards (25,000 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Twin (2) and Triple (2) Mounts
Weight N/A
Elevation -3 / +20 degrees (?)
Elevation Rate N/A
Train about +150 / -150 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A
Loading Angle N/A
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Data from
Original research by Erwin F. Sieche