Škoda 10 cm K10

Škoda 10 cm K10
A twin "Minizini" mount aboard the Soviet cruiser Krasnyi Kavkaz
TypeNaval gun
Dual-purpose gun
Coastal artillery
Anti-aircraft gun
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
Used byAustria-Hungary
Italy
France
Spain
Sweden
Soviet Union
WarsWorld War I
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Production history
DesignerSkoda
Designed1907
ManufacturerSkoda
Produced1910
VariantsŠkoda 10 cm K07
Škoda 10 cm K11
OTO 100/47
Specifications
Mass2,020 kilograms (4,450 lb)
Barrel length4.985 meters (16.35 ft) 50 caliber

ShellFixed QF 100 x 892R
Shell weight13.75 kilograms (30.3 lb)
Caliber100 millimeters (3.9 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding breech block
ElevationAustria-Hungary: -4° to +18°

Italian: -5° to +85°

Russian: -5° to +78°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire8-10 rpm
Muzzle velocity880 meters per second (2,900 ft/s)
Maximum firing rangeAustria-Hungary: 11 km (6.8 mi) at +14°

Italian: 15.2 km (9.4 mi)
at 45°

AA Ceiling: 10 km (33,000 ft) at 80°

The Škoda 10 cm K10 was a 100 mm (3.9-inch) naval gun of the Austro-Hungarian Navy used as tertiary armament on semi-dreadnought battleships and as primary armament on scout cruisers and destroyers during World War I. After World War I, variants of the Škoda 10 cm K10 were widely produced in Italy as the 100/47 series of guns, which served in a number of roles, on a wide variety of ships, with a number of navies.