Armament Deutschland-class cruiser

lützow s rear gun turret

the 3 deutschland-class ships armed main battery of 6 28 cm sk c/28 guns mounted in 2 triple turrets, 1 on either end of superstructure. turrets drh lc/28 type , allowed elevation 40 degrees, , depression −8 degrees. provided guns maximum range of 36,475 m (39,890 yd). fired 300 kg (660 lb) projectile @ muzzle velocity of 910 meters per second (3,000 ft/s). guns supplied total 630 rounds of ammunition, , later increased 720 shells.

the secondary battery comprised 8 15 cm sk c/28 guns, each in single mplc/28 mountings arranged amidships. these mountings allowed elevation 35 degrees , depression −10 degrees, range of 25,700 m (28,100 yd). supplied total of 800 rounds of ammunition, though later in careers increased 1,200 rounds. these shells weighed 45.3 kg (100 lb) , had muzzle velocity of 875 m/s (2,870 ft/s). ships equipped 8 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes placed in 2 quadruple launchers mounted on stern.

as built, ships anti-aircraft battery consisted of 3 8.8 cm sk l/45 anti-aircraft guns in single mounts. these replaced in 1935 6 8.8 cm sk c/31 guns in twin mounts. admiral graf spee , deutschland rearmed in 1938 , 1940, respectively, 6 10.5 cm l/65 guns, 4 3.7 cm sk c/30 guns , ten 2 cm flak guns—the number of 2 cm guns on deutschland increased 28. admiral scheer had been rearmed 1945 6 4 cm (1.6 in) guns, 8 3.7 cm guns, , thirty-three 2 cm guns.