| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | 28 cm SK L/40 gun - Ammunition |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Shell name | Weight | Filling Weight | Muzzle velocity | Range |
| 4 | World War I | World War I | World War I | World War I | World War I |
| 5 | 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) |
| 6 | high-explosive shell (Sprenggranate L/2.9) | 240 kg (530 lb) | unknown | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) | unknown |
| 7 | World War II | World War II | World War II | World War II | World War II |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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° |

Question: What types of shells did the 28 cm SK L/40 gun fire during World War II?
Answer: During World War II, the guns fired a wide variety of shells, including high explosive L/2.9, L/4.3, and L/4.1 shells, and a heavy HE L/4.4.