28 cm SK L/40 gun
Ammunition

28 cm SK L/40 gun

Section Title: Ammunition
Table Section Text: None

Shell name	Weight	Filling Weight	Muzzle velocity	Range

World War I

Armor-piercing shell (Pzgr L/2.6)	240 kg (530 lb)	unknown	820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)	18,830 m (20,590 yd)

high-explosive shell (Sprenggranate L/2.9)	240 kg (530 lb)	unknown	820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)	unknown

World War II

base-fused high-explosive shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.3 m. Bdz. (mit Haube))	240 kg (530 lb)	unknown	820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)	unknown

nose-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.1 m. Kz. (mit Haube))	240 kg (530 lb)	unknown	820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)	unknown

base- and nose-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprgr L/4.4 m. Bdz. u. Kz. (mit Haube))	284 kg (626 lb)	18.7 kg (41 lb) (TNT)	740 m/s (2,400 ft/s)	25,640 m (28,040 yd) at 30°

Sentence(s)

During World War II, the guns fired a wider variety of shells, including high explosive L/2.9, L/4.3, and L/4.1 shells, and a heavy HE L/4.4 ; AP while the heavy projectile weighed 284 kg (626 lb).

final_sentence: During World War II, the guns fired a wider variety of shells, including high explosive L/2.9, L/4.3, and L/4.1 shells, and a heavy HE L/4.4 ; AP while the heavy projectile weighed 284 kg (626 lb).