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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
15 cm SK L/45
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1908–1945
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- Service Entry Year1908
- Combat Weight5,730 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
- Calibre149.1 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)45
- Ordnance Typenaval gun
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Maximum Range (standard)15.8 km
- Muzzle Velocity840 m/s
- Elevation-10° to +30°
- Traverse−150° to +150°
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
- Projectile Weight45.3 kg
- Ammunition TypesArmor piercing, High explosive base fuzed, High explosive nose fuzed, Common
- HE RoundYes
◆Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length6.71 m
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1908Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1945Production ended
118
years in service
37
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
50FIELD GUNS8PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS406GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS68PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
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