24 cm K L/20
1867 German Navy rifled breech loader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 24 cm K L/20 was a 24 cm caliber Krupp gun which was the first heavy Ring Kanone or built-up gun used by Germany. It was a rifled breech loader with a Krupp cylindroprismatic sliding breech and a Broadwell ring.
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24 cm Kanone L/20 | |
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Place of origin | Kingdom of Prussia |
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Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1867 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1867 |
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Mass | 14,500 kg[1] |
Length | 4.708 m[1] (L/20) |
Caliber | 235.4 mm[2] |
Breech | horizontal sliding wedge |
Muzzle velocity | 431 m/s |
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The 24 cm K L/20 was also known as 96-pdr, 9 inch gun and kurze 24 cm Ring Kanone. It saw extensive testing of several new concepts.