15 cm RK L/26

15 cm RK L/26
15 cm RK L/26 1871 model on broadside carriage
TypeCoastal artillery
Place of originGermany
Service history
Used by
Production history
DesignerKrupp
ManufacturerKrupp
Specifications
Mass4,000 kg[1]
Length3,850 mm (L/26)[2]

Caliber149.1 mm[2]
Maximum firing range
  • 3,000 direct fire[3]
  • 6,000 high angle fire[3]

The 15 cm Ring Kanone L/26 or Lange 15 cm Ring Kanone was a 15 cm 26 caliber long Krupp Ring Kanone (RK). It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with a Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech. It was designed based on the idea that for penetrating armor, it might be more effective to increase the charge then to increase the caliber. Near the end of its development, the navy and the army chose different inner configurations for their new guns, which actually led to two different guns.

  1. ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 289.
  2. ^ a b Von Müller 1879, p. 288.
  3. ^ a b Von Müller 1879, p. 155.