305mm/40
Caliber = 30.5 cm (12.0 inch)
Shell weight = 471 kg (1038 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 689 m/s (2259 fps)
Relative ballistic performance: 0.80
Muzzle energy = 111.7 megajoules = 41169.9 foot-tons
Relative muzzle energy: 0.74
Barrel length: 40 calibers
Elevation Range
Time Velocity Fall Angle
2.5 deg 3800 meters
6.0 sec 595 m/s 2.8 deg
5.0 deg
7000 meters 11.7 sec 528 m/s 6.0 deg
7.5 deg 9700 meters 17.2 sec 480 m/s
9.6 deg
10.0 deg 12000 meters 22.4
sec 445 m/s 13.4 deg
12.5 deg
14000 meters 27.4 sec 419 m/s 17.4 deg
15.0 deg 15800 meters 32.2 sec 401 m/s
21.3 deg
20.0 deg 18900 meters 41.4
sec 380 m/s 29.1 deg
25.0 deg
21300 meters 50.2 sec 373 m/s 36.4 deg
30.0 deg 23200 meters 58.4 sec 375 m/s
42.7 deg
35.0 deg 24600 meters 66.2
sec 381 m/s 48.3 deg
40.0 deg
25400 meters 73.6 sec 391 m/s 53.1 deg
45.0 deg 25700 meters 80.6 sec 401 m/s
57.5 deg
50.0 deg 25400 meters 87.0
sec 412 m/s 61.3 deg
Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
(Relative armor quality, 1.00)
Maximum penetration: 51.00 cm
Elevation Range
Belt Deck
1.5 deg 2400 meters
45 cm
3.2 deg 4700 meters
40 cm
4.1 deg 5900 meters
... 2 cm
5.2 deg
7300 meters 35 cm
7.8 deg
10000 meters ... 4 cm
8.1 deg 10300 meters 30 cm
12.2 deg 13800 meters 25 cm
12.4 deg 13900 meters ...
6 cm
18.2 deg 17900 meters
... 8 cm
18.8 deg
18200 meters 20 cm
22.4 deg
20100 meters ... 10 cm
26.7 deg 22000 meters ...
12 cm
30.1 deg 23200 meters
15 cm
31.2 deg 23600 meters
... 14 cm
35.8 deg
24700 meters ... 16 cm
40.7 deg 25500 meters ...
18 cm
45.7 deg 25700 meters
... 20 cm
48.6 deg
25600 meters 10 cm
Maximum range = 25700 meters at 45.0 deg elevation