40.6 cm SK C/34 gun
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The 40.6 cm SK C/34, sometimes known as the Adolfkanone, was a German naval gun, designed in 1934 by Krupp and originally intended for the early H-class battleships.
Batterie "Lindemann" 1942
Adolf Gun at Trondenes near Harstad, Norway (2007)
600 kg "Adolf" shells with extended range; Harstad
H-class battleship proposals
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The H class was a series of battleship designs for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, which were intended to fulfill the requirements of Plan Z in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The first variation, "H-39"
40.6 cm SK C/34 gun
…cm SK C/34, sometimes known as the Adolfkanone (Adolf gun), was a German naval gun, designed in 1934 by Krupp and originally intended for the early H-class battleships. Intended to be mounted in battleship turrets, the guns were produced in left and right-handed pairs. These pairs were split for individual mounting…
Bismarck, which provided the starting point for design work on the H class
One of the 15 cm turrets on Bismarck, the same type as would have been mounted on the H class.