

These Škoda guns armed a Yugoslavian destroyer taken over by the Italians during World War II.
Designation | 14 cm/56 (5.5") Škoda |
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Ship Class Used On | Premuda (ex-Dubrovnik) |
Date Of Design | N/A |
Date In Service | 1932 |
Gun Weight | 5.9 tons (6 mt) |
Gun Length oa | about 309 in (7.84 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 | 5 - 8 rounds per minute (?) |
Elevation | Range |
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45 degrees | 25,600 yards (23,400 m) |
Designation | Premuda (4): Single Mountings |
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Weight | N/A |
Elevation | -10 (?) / +45 degrees |
Elevation Rate | N/A |
Train | about +150 / -150 degrees |
Train Rate | N/A |
Gun recoil | N/A |
"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
"Italian Warships of World War II" by Aldo Fraccaroli
"Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia" by M.J. Whitley
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