Škoda 7 cm K10

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PlaceoforiginAustria-Hungary
Inservice1912–1945
UsedbyAustria-Hungary
Italy
Škoda 7 cm K10
Skoda 7 cm K16 BAG Museum of Military History, Vienna
TypeDual-purpose gun
Coastal artillery
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1912–1945
Used byAustria-Hungary
Italy
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerŠkoda
Designed1910
ManufacturerŠkoda
Produced1912
VariantsK16 BAG
Specifications
Mass520 kg (1,150 lb)
Length3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) 50 caliber

Shell weight4.5 kg (9.9 lb)
Caliber66 mm (2.6 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding breech block
ElevationK10: -10° to +20°
K16: -6° to +90°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire10-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity880 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
Maximum firing rangeHorizontal: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at +20°
Vertical: 5 kilometres (16,000 ft)[1]

The Škoda 7 cm K10 was a dual-purpose gun of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that was used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I. The gun was actually 66 mm, but the classification system for artillery rounded up to the next highest centimeter. The 7 cm K10 was also used by the Italian Navy on ships ceded as war reparations and as coastal artillery during World War II. The Italians referred to it as the 66/47.[2]

The Škoda 7 cm K10 was developed and built by Škoda at the Pilsen works. The barrel was made of steel with a horizontal sliding breech block and used fixed quick fire ammunition. The Škoda 7 cm K10 was mainly used for anti-torpedo boat defense and the guns had an elevation of -10° to +20°. In 1915 Skoda engineers developed an anti-aircraft mounting for the K10 which was called the Škoda 7 cm K16 BAG (BAG = Ballon-Abwehr Geschutze or anti-balloon gun) which could elevate from -6° to +90° and had the same ballistic performance as the K10.

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