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| 21 cm RK L/22 | |
|---|---|
 Turkish 21 cm RK L/22 in Preveza, Greece | |
| Type | |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1870[1] |
| Used by | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10,327 kg (22,767 lb)[2] |
| Length | 4.708 m (15 ft 5.4 in)[3] L/22 |
| Caliber | 209.2 mm (8.24 in)[3] |
| Breech | horizontal sliding wedge |
| Muzzle velocity | 446 m/s.[4] |
| Effective firing range | 6,000 m (20,000 ft) at 14.10° elevation[5] |
The 21 cm RK L/22 was a 21 cm caliber Krupp gun that was purposefully designed to use a combination of prismatic gunpowder, a built-up gun barrel, and the Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech with broadwell ring.
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 129.
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 289.
- ^ a b Von Müller 1879, p. 288.
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 155.
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 296.