30.5 cm RK L/22

30.5 cm RK L/22
30.5 cm RK L/22 in 1873
Type
Place of originGermany
Service history
Used by
Production history
DesignerKrupp
Designed1872
ManufacturerKrupp
Produced1872[1]
Specifications
Mass36,600 kg[1]
Length6,700 mm[1]

Caliber305 mm[1]
Breechhorizontal sliding wedge
Muzzle velocity
  • 1873: 459 m/s [2]

The 30.5 cm Ring Kanone L/22 was a 30.5 cm 22 caliber long Krupp Ring Kanone. It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with a Krupp cylindroprismatic horizontal sliding breech. The gun became famous when it was exhibited at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. It did not enter service, but did lead to the development of the 30.5 cm MRK L/22.

  1. ^ a b c d Galster 1873, p. 274.
  2. ^ Galster 1873, p. 276.