15 cm MRK L/40
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| 15 cm MRK L/40 | |
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A 15 cm MRK L/40 C/89 in 1890 | |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
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| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Designed | 1889 |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Produced | 1890 |
| No. built | 2+ |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5,300 kg |
| Length | 5,960 mm (L/40) |
| Caliber | 149.1 mm |
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The 15 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/40 or 15 cm Kanone L/40 was basically a rare, slightly longer version of the 15 cm MRK L/35. It was a long rifled breech loader built-up gun with a Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech. Shortly after its introduction, Krupp introduced quick-firing guns of 15 cm caliber, making the 15 cm MRK L/40 practically obsolete.