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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
28 cm SK L/40 gun
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
64
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
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 Year1904
- Combat Weight45,300 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
- Calibre283 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)40
- Ordnance TypeNaval gun, Coast-defence gun, Railway gun
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)18.83 km
- Muzzle Velocity740 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)2
- Elevation-4° to +30°
- Traverse≈300° total
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
- Projectile Weight240 kg
- Ammunition Typesarmor-piercing, high-explosive
- HE RoundYes
◆Ammunition Handling1MOD.1
- Ready Rounds85
▤Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length11.2 m
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Production Start1,902 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1893Production started
- 1906Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
133
years in service
13
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
211FIELD GUNS64PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS805GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS83PERFORMANCE/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.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
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