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15 cm MRK L/22
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The 15 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/22 was a 15 cm 22 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone (MRK). It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with a Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech. It was designed as a Mantel Ring Kanone version of the 15 cm RK L/22.
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15 cm MRK L/22 | |
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Place of origin | |
Service history | |
Used by | Germany |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1877 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1877 |
No. built | ? |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3,500 kg |
Length | 3,270 mm |
Caliber | 149.1 mm[1] |
Rate of fire | 1 shot / minute [2] |
Muzzle velocity | 474 m/s |
Effective firing range |
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