28 cm SK C/34 naval gun

The German 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun was a 283 mm 54.5-caliber built-up gun designed in 1934 used on the s.

History
The previous 28 cm gun was the SK C/28 used on the. The Scharnhorst class received an improved version of the SK C/28 which had a longer barrel&mdash;the SK C/34.

The 283 mm SK C/34 gun was relatively fast loading, compared with other armament of this size. It could deliver a shot every 17 seconds. The ballistic properties of the guns made them effective against the new French, which had an armored belt 225–283 mm, barbettes of 310–340 mm, at standard fighting distances.

An improved version of the gun was planned to be mounted on the Netherlands' Design 1047 battlecruisers, but the ships were never begun due to the start of the Second World War.

When GERMAN BATTLESHIP Gneisenau was disarmed in 1942-43, her guns were redeployed for coast defence at Fjell festning ´(11.MAA 504) in Sotra, Norway (Bruno turret), at Batterie Oerlandat (4.MAA 507) in Austrått, Norway (Cesar turret), and guns from Anton turret were installed at Battery Rozenburg in the Netherlands.

Characteristics
Effectiveness of the guns against armor in different situations:

Ammunition
Characteristics of SK C/28 and SK C/34 283 mm shells are in the table below: 

Surviving examples

 * Gneisenau's Cäsar turret with its 3 guns survives at Austrått fort, Ørlandet, Norway
 * Parts of the guns from Anton turret survive at former "Stichting Fort", Hoek Van Holland