The German 28 cm C/28 was a 283 mm 52-caliber built-up gun designed in 1928 and used on the Deutschland class cruisers.
== History == 28 cm SK C/28 naval gun were used on the famous Panzerschiffes - Lützow (ex-Deutschland), Admiral Scheer and Admiral Graf Spee. For needed elevation turrets were fitted with RPC.
Shells used in the guns were of inferior ballistic characteristics when compared to successor 28 cm SK C/34.
== Characteristics == Characteristics of SK C/28 and the later SK C/34 283 mm shells are in the table below:
Performance of the SK C/28 at different ranges, firing a 300 kg armour-piercing projectile :
== See also == List of naval guns 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun
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External links
DiGiulian, Tony (13 October 2006). "German 28 cm/52 (11") SK C/28". Navweaps.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009. Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
