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| 28 cm Ring Kanone L/22 | |
|---|---|
 Early (279 mm) version of the 28 cm K L/22 | |
| Type | |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Designed | 1867-1876[1] |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Produced | 1870 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 27,500 kg[2] |
| Length | 6.10 m[2] (L/22) |
| Caliber | 283 mm |
| Breech | horizontal sliding wedge |
| Muzzle velocity | 494 m/s.[3] |
| Effective firing range | 6,000 m.[4] |
| Maximum firing range | 9,000 m.[3] |
The 28 cm RK L/22 was a 28 cm caliber Krupp Ring Kanone (built-up gun) used for coastal defence. It was a rifled breech loader with a Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech. For some time it was the heaviest German naval gun.[5]
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 164.
- ^ a b Von Müller 1879, p. 288.
- ^ a b Von Müller 1879, p. 297.
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 296.
- ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 92.