24 cm MRK L/30

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24 cm MRK L/30
Reconstructed armored cupola with 24 cm MRK L/30 at nl:Fort aan den Hoek van Holland
TypeNaval gun
Coastal artillery
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1885-1945
Used byNetherlands
Germany
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerKrupp
Designed1880
ManufacturerKrupp
Produced1884
No. built9 (at least)
Specifications
Mass19,000 kg
Length7,200 mm (L/30)

ShellSeparate loading bagged charges and projectiles
Caliber240 mm (9.4 in)
BreechCylindro-prismatic breech block
Muzzle velocity549 m/s
Effective firing range7,600 m

The 24 cm MRK L/30 was a Krupp naval gun developed in the early 1880s. Together with the 24 cm K L/35, it implemented the ideas of using higher charges and longer projectiles for the Krupp 24 cm caliber.