28 cm MRK L/35 | |
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A 28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress | |
Type | Naval gun Coast-defense gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
Used by | German Empire Ottoman Empire Norway |
Wars | Boxer Rebellion World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1891 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Specifications | |
Mass | 43.9 t (43.2 long tons; 48.4 short tons) |
Length | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) L/35 |
Barrel length | 8.95 m (29 ft 4 in)[1] |
Shell | Separate-loading, bagged charge and projectile |
Shell weight | 240 kg (530 lb) |
Caliber | 283 mm (11.1 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge |
Elevation | -5° to +25° |
Traverse | -150° to +150°[2] |
Rate of fire | 1 round every two minutes |
Muzzle velocity | 685 m/s (2,250 ft/s)[1] |
Effective firing range | 11 km (6.8 mi) at 25° |
Maximum firing range | 14.45 km (8.98 mi) at 25°[2] |
The 28 cm MRK L/35 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I as the primary armament of the Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships. It also saw use as a Coastal-defense gun during World War II.