In Service: 1944 to 1945
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:
Type: Sonder Gerät
Calibre: 30 mm
Length: 1,650 mm
Weight: kg
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 825 m/s
Effective range: m
Variants:
3
cm Flak 103/38
30 mm MK 101
30 mm MK 103
30 mm MK 108
30 mm SG 116
Other: Armaments
Articles:
The 30 mm SG 116 (30 mm Sonder Gerät 116) was a recoilless
cannon designed produced by
Rheinmetall-Borsig
in 1944. The 30 mm SG 116 was a modified version of the
30
mm MK 103, and was designed so that Luftwaffe pilots could
engage bomber formations by flying underneath.
The 30 mm SG 116 was arranged in the following configurations,
four pieces in rhombic shape in the trunk, six pieces in two
or three triangle pieces in line with the fuselage side with
a Spreitzung of 2 degrees.
The weapon was triggered with a photoelectric cell, which
was manufactured by Opta-Radio.
The 30 mm SG 116 underwent extensive testing at Rechlin Lutwaffe
facilities in late 1944 with a
Fw
190
The 30 mm SG 116 (30 mm Sonder Gerät 116) recoilless
cannon was installed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft
Fw 190
He 177
Fw 58
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
Flying Guns World War II.
ISBN-10: 1840372273
German Aircraft Guns WW I WW II.
ISBN-10: 091196410X
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