15 cm RK L/26
< 15 cm RK L
| 15 cm RK L/26 | |
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15 cm RK L/26 1871 model on broadside carriage | |
| Type | Coastal artillery |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
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| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4,000 kg |
| Length | 3,850 mm (L/26) |
| Caliber | 149.1 mm |
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The 15 cm Ring Kanone L/26 or Lange 15 cm Ring Kanone was a 15 cm 26 caliber long Krupp Ring Kanone (RK). It was a rifled breech loader built-up gun with a Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech. It was designed based on the idea that for penetrating armor, it might be more effective to increase the charge then to increase the caliber. Near the end of its development, the navy and the army chose different inner configurations for their new guns, which actually led to two different guns.