75 mm K M/40 Sa (1959-1963)

75 mm Kanon M/40 Sa

Four 75 mm guns M/40 in coastal mounting (KA) as part of
the salute battery on Sixtus at Nyholm in København.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

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General Specification:

Danish Apellation:

75 mm Gun K M/40 Sa [1]
Before 1952:
75 mm PK L/45 M/40

Type of Origin:

7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40, in a "Lafette Marine 39/43"

Primary Function:

Sea targets

Caliber:

75 mm

Muzzle Velocity:

785 m/sec.

Maximum Range:

12,000 m at 30 degrees elevation

Maximum Ceiling:

n/a

Weight of Projectile:

5.8 kilos

Ammunition Types:

Shell

Elevation:

-10 degrees/+40 degrees

Lateral Elevation Speed:

n/a

Vertical Elevation Speed:

n/a

Rate of Fire:

15 rounds/min.

Gun/Mounting:

Manual controlled gun in a single mount

Fire Control:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Germany

Modifications:

n/a

Weapon or Weapon System in use or used on:
Ship or Class:	Number:	In Service:
THETIS, corvette [1]	1	1959 - 1963

Notes:
[1]	A great number of these guns were taken over from the Germans after the German surrender in May 1945. Most of the guns were landbased (75 mm K M/40 Ka), and four of these are stille in use as part of the slute battery on Holmen. Only a single gun was for a short period mounted on board the corvette THETIS.

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