<page_title> 28 cm SK L/40 gun </page_title> <section_title> Ammunition </section_title> <table> <cell> high-explosive shell (Sprenggranate L/2.9) <col_header> Shell name </col_header> <col_header> World War I </col_header> </cell> <cell> World War II <col_header> Shell name </col_header> <col_header> Weight </col_header> <col_header> Filling Weight </col_header> <col_header> Muzzle velocity </col_header> <col_header> Range </col_header> <col_header> World War I </col_header> </cell> <cell> base-fused high-explosive shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.3 m. Bdz. (mit Haube)) <col_header> Shell name </col_header> <col_header> World War I </col_header> <col_header> World War II </col_header> </cell> <cell> nose-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprenggranate L/4.1 m. Kz. (mit Haube)) <col_header> Shell name </col_header> <col_header> World War I </col_header> <col_header> World War II </col_header> </cell> <cell> base- and nose-fused HE shell with ballistic cap (Sprgr L/4.4 m. Bdz. u. Kz. (mit Haube)) <col_header> Shell name </col_header> <col_header> World War I </col_header> <col_header> World War II </col_header> </cell> <cell> 284 kg (626 lb) <col_header> Weight </col_header> <col_header> World War I </col_header> <col_header> World War II </col_header> </cell> </table>
During World War II, the guns fired a wider variety of shells, including high explosive L/2.9, L/4.3, and L/4.1 shells, and a heavy HE L/4.4 ; AP while the heavy projectile weighed 284 kg (626 lb).