1/600 Imperial German Navy 15cm/45 (5.9") SK L/45 MPL C/14 x8 (Atlantis, Schiff 16)
1/600 Imperial German Navy 5cm/45 (5.9") SK L/45 MPL C/14 x8 (Atlantis, Schiff 16). Highly detailed parts modelled from plans and many reference photographs. These guns were used on the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (Schiff 16 or Raider-C).
- Contains x8 Mounts (4x Unshielded & 4x Shielded)
- Details include: Rivets, Hex Bolts, Handwheels, Operators Rests, accurate Breech Loading, Sighting, Training and Elevation Mechanisms
- Barrel is printed at a set elevation of 0º.
HISTORICAL DATA
A good, reliable weapon used as secondary armament on battleships and battlecruisers as well as on most cruisers built during World War I. Some pre-war cruisers were rearmed with these weapons during the war.
In the 1920s, this weapon was used to arm the Light Cruiser Emden. During the Second World War, it was notable for equipping some of the famous merchant raiders and was used in coastal artillery batteries.
Constructed of A tube and two layers of hoops. Used the Krupp horizontal sliding wedge breech block.
All German 15 cm guns had an actual bore diameter of 14.91 cm (5.87 in).
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