Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun

Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun
Skoda 14 cm guns aboard the captured Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik (left), 17 April 1941
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1932–45
Used by	Royal Yugoslav Navy Regia Marina Kriegsmarine
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Weight	6,000 kilograms (13,228 lb)
Barrel length	About 7.84 meters (25 ft 9 in) (bore length)

Shell	Separate-loading, brass case
Shell weight	39.8 kilograms (88 lb)
Caliber	14 centimeters (5.5 in)
Rate of fire	5–6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	880 meters per second (2,900 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	23,400 meters (25,600 yd)

The Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun was built by the Škoda Works for export during the 1930s. The few guns built were sold to Yugoslavia to equip their large destroyers. A class of three flotilla leaders was intended to be built but only Dubrovnik was completed. After the conquest of Yugoslavia in April 1941, the ships were taken over by the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) and the Kriegsmarine in turn.

References

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

Weapons and military equipment designed in Czechoslovakia 1919–1945

Pistols	Pistole vz. 22 Pistole vz. 24 ČZ vz. 27 ČZ vz. 38

Service rifles	Vz. 98/22 vz. 24 vz. 33 ZH-29

Submachine guns	ZK-383

Machine guns	ZB vz. 26 ZB-30 ZB-50 ZB vz.60 ZB vz. 37 machine gun

Mortars	8 cm minomet vz. 36

Tank and Anti-tank guns	3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 4cm kanón vz. 36 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 37 3,7cm ÚV vz. 38 4,7cm KPÚV vz. 38

Field artillery and Mountain guns	Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 Skoda 75 mm Model 1936 Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 8 cm kanon vz. 30 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35 Skoda 105 mm Model 1939

Heavy artillery	15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 Skoda K-series Skoda Model 1928 Gun 21 cm Kanone 39 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) 22 cm Howitzer Model 28 24 cm Haubitze 39 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)

Anti-aircraft guns	7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20

Naval artillery	14 cm/56

Tanks	Tančík vz. 33 AH-IV LT vz. 34 LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 ST vz. 39 40M Turán I

Tank destroyers and Assault guns	T-32 (S-I-D) TACAM R-2

Armored cars and Tankettes	OA vz. 27 OA vz. 30 Tančík vz. 33

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