Germany Naval Guns

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Modern Weapons (1980 to Present)

German Ammunition, Guns and Mountings Definitions

127 mm/64 LW (Italian)	F125 Class
127 mm/54 Mark 42 (USA)	Lütjens Class (USN Charles Adams Class)
100 mm/55 M1953	Deutschland (1960), Hamburg (D181) and Köln Classes
76 mm/62 Compact (Italian)	Bremen, Brandenburg (1994) and Sachsen Classes Modern Schnellboots
40 mm/70 Bofors Model 1958	Modern Warships
35 mm/1000 Millennium	Danish Combat Support Ships
27 mm MLG 27	Modern Warships
20 mm/65 Mark 20 Rh202	Modern Warships

Historical Weapons

Battleship Main Guns

53 cm/52 Gerät 36	Experimental
40.6 cm/52 SK C/34 42 cm/48 SK C/40	"H" Class
42 cm/45 SK L/45	L 20 alpha (Planned)
38 cm/52 SK C/34	Bismarck and Schlachtschiff "O"Classes
38 cm/45 SK L/45	Ersatz Yorck and Bayern Classes
35 cm/45 SK L/45	Mackensen Class
30.5 cm/56 SK C/39	Planned
30.5 cm/50 SK L/50	Helgoland, Kaiser, König and Derfflinger Classes
30.5 cm/52 Pattern 1907	Volya
28 cm/54.5 SK C/34	Scharnhorst (1938) Class
28 cm/52 SK C/28	Lützow (ex-Deutschland) Class
28 cm/50 SK L/50	Moltke and Seydlitz Classes
28 cm/45 SK L/45	Nassau and Von der Tann Classes
28 cm/40 SK L/40	Braunschweig and Deutschland (1904) Classes
28 cm/40 MRK L/40	Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Class
28 cm/35 MRK L/35	Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Class

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Cruiser / Destroyer Main Guns and Battleship / Cruiser Secondary Guns

24 cm/40 SK L/40	Kaiser Friedrich III, Wittelsbach, Fürst Bismarck and Prinz Heinrich Classes
24 cm/35 K L/35	Siegfried and Odin Classes
21 cm/45 SK L/45	Blücher (1909)
21 cm/40 SK L/40	Victoria Louise, Prinz Adalbert, Roon and Scharnhorst (1907) Classes
20.3 cm/60 SK C/34	Admiral Hipper, Prinz Eugen Classes
17 cm/40 SK L/40	Braunschweig and Deutschland (1904) Class
155 mm/52 MONARC	Hamburg F220 (Prototype)
15 cm/48 Tbts KC/36 15 cm/48 Tbts KC/36T	Z23 and Z37 "Narvik" Destroyer Classes, Z40/SP1 Scout Cruiser Class and Schlachtschiff "O" Class
15 cm/55 SK C/28	Lützow (ex-Deutschland), Scharnhorst (1938) and Bismarck Classes
15 cm/60 SK C/25	Königsberg (1929), Leipzieg and Nürnberg Classes
15 cm/45 SK L/45	Most Capital Ships 1908-1918 and Cruisers as rearmed 1915-1918 Emden (1925) and AMCs of World War II
15 cm/45 Tbts KL/45 15 cm/45 Ubts + Tbts KL/45 15 cm/45 Ubts + Tbts Flak L/45	S113, V116, G119 and B122 Destroyer Classes and U-Boat "Kreuzer" Classes of World War I
15 cm/40 SK L/40	Kaiser Friedrich III, Wittelsbach, Victoria Louise, Fürst Bismarck, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Adalbert, Roon and Scharnhorst (1907) Classes
15 cm/35 SK L/35	Gefion and Kaiserin Augusta
12.7 cm/45 SK C/41	Z46 and Z52 Destroyer Classes
12.7 cm/61 KM40	Shore-based AAA of World War II
12.7 cm/45 SK C/34	Z1, Z17, Z35, Z43 and Z51 Destroyer Classes
5"/38 Mark 12 (USA)	Z1 to Z6 (ex-USN Fletcher Class destroyers)
10.5 cm/65 SK C/33	Lützow (ex-Deutschland), Scharnhorst (1938), Bismarck, "H,", Graf Zeppelin, Admiral Hipper and Prinz Eugen Classes
10.5 cm/45 SK C/32	Schlesien Class, Emden (1925), Torpedo Boats, F-Boats and Type I, Type IX and Type X U-boats
10.5 cm/55 SK C/28	Bremse and Wolf Classes
10.5 cm/45 SK L/45 10.5 cm/45 SK C/06 10.5 cm/45 Flak L/45 10.5 cm/45 Tbts L/45 10.5 cm/45 Ubts L/45	Kolberg, Magdeburg, Karlsruhe, Graudenz, G96, V170 and U61 Classes Möwe Class, F-boats, Type 40s and some minesweepers
10.5 cm/40 SK L/40	Grazelle, Bremen (1904), Königsberg (1907), Dresden and Tiger (1900) Classes
10.5 cm/35 SK L/35	Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Class

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Smaller Caliber and Anti-Aircraft Guns

8.8 cm/45 SK C/35	Type VII U-Boats
8.8 cm/76 SK C/32	Königsberg (1929), Leipzieg and Nürnberg Classes
8.8 cm/78 SK C/31	Lützow (ex-Deutschland) Class
8.8 cm/45 SK C/30 8.8 cm/45 KM41	Small Warships of World War II
8.8 cm/75 SK C/25	Königsberg (1929) Class
8.8 cm/45 SK L/45 8.8 cm/45 Tbts L/45 8.8 cm/45 Flak L/45	Capital Ships, Destroyers and Torpedo Boats of World War I Emden (1925), Lützow (ex-Deutschland) and Königsberg (1929) Classes
8.8 cm/35 SK L/35	Coastal Battleships and Cruisers of the 1890s
8.8 cm/30 SK L/30 8.8 cm/30 Tbts KL/30 8.8 cm/30 Ubts L/30 8.8 cm/30 Ubts + Tbts Flak L30	Coastal Battleships and Cruisers of the 1890s, Gunboats of the 1900s and Torpedo boats and U-Boats of World War I
3"/50RF Mark 33 (USA)	Z1 to Z6 (ex-USN Fletcher Class destroyers)
7.5 cm/36 SK C/34	Small Warships of World War II
6 cm/21 C/98 6 cm/21 S-Bts KL/21 6 cm/21 Bts KL/21	Landing Gun
5.5 cm/77 Gerät 58	Type 42C Destroyers
5.2 cm/55 SK L/55	Cruisers and Large Torpedo Boats (1900s)
5 cm/40 Tbts KL/40 5 cm/40 SK L/40	Cruisers and Torpedo Boats of 1890s UB18 class (type UBII) U-Boats
4 cm/56 Flak 28	Many ships after 1943
3.7 cm/57 M43	Many ships after 1944
3.7 cm/69 M42	Many ships after 1944
3.7 cm/83 SK C/30	Almost all warships between 1930 and 1943
2 cm/65 C/30 2 cm/65 C/38	Almost all warships between 1930 and 1945
2 cm/70 Flak 28 and 29	A few ships between 1939 and 1945
8.6 cm Raketen	Patrol Vessels and Destroyers 1944 to 1945
38 cm Raketenwerfer 61 L/5.4	Coastal Defense 1942

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Updated 20 November 2012