28 cm L/20 M67

28 cm L/20 M67
A 28 cm L/20 in the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg
Type
Place of originKingdom of Prussia, Russia
Service history
In service1869[1]
Used by
Production history
DesignerKrupp
ManufacturerKrupp
Specifications
Massc. 25,500 kg[2]
Length5.588 m L/20[2]

Caliber279 mm[2]
Breechhorizontal sliding wedge
Muzzle velocity415 m/s[2]

The 28 cm L/20 M67 was a Russian early breech loading rifled built-up gun designed by Krupp. It was built for the Russian navy and coastal artillery by both Krupp and Obukhov. The gun was the predecessor of the Krupp 28 cm RK L/22 and the Obukhov 28 cm L/22 M77.

  1. ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 129.
  2. ^ a b c d Nostrand 1869, p. 467.

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