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class="infobox-data">235.4 mm<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Doppelmair18702_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Doppelmair18702-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Breech-loading_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Breech-loading weapon">Breech</a></th><td class="infobox-data">horizontal sliding wedge</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">458 m/s<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879296_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879296-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>24 cm RK L/22</b> was a 24 cm caliber Krupp Ring Kanone (<a href="/wiki/Built-up_gun" title="Built-up gun">built-up 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It was developed from the earlier <a href="/wiki/Rifled_breech_loader" title="Rifled breech loader">rifled breech loader</a> <a href="/wiki/24_cm_K_L/20" title="24 cm K L/20">24 cm K L/20</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/24_cm_K_L/20" title="24 cm K L/20">24 cm K L/20</a></div> <p>In 1868 Prussia performed extensive testing of the 24 cm K L/20. This was its first Ring Kanone, a type of <a href="/wiki/Built-up_gun" title="Built-up gun">built-up gun</a>. The gun had been ordered with the intention to use it on board <a href="/wiki/SMS_K%C3%B6nig_Wilhelm" title="SMS König Wilhelm">SMS König Wilhelm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAllgemeine_Militär-Zeitung1868_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAllgemeine_Militär-Zeitung1868-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After these tests had been successfully concluded, the 24 cm K L/20 was indeed used to arm the ship.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWislicenus189699_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWislicenus189699-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Somewhat before mid December 1868, Krupp then got the order to design a longer version of the 24 cm K L/20 but of the same weight.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would become the two caliber longer <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">langes 24 cm Ringrohr</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187993_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187993-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It later became known as the 24 cm RK L/22, see section names and models. </p><p>The logic behind making a longer version of the 24 cm K L/20, but of the same weight was probably in the use of the slow burning Pristmatic Gunpowder.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187924_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187924-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The L/20 design had undergone a last minute change to make its use possible.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it was only during the development of the later <a href="/wiki/21_cm_RK_L/19" title="21 cm RK L/19">21 cm RK L/19</a> that the total effects of using this gunpowder became known. One of these was a lower explosive pressure peak.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187970_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187970-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This allows a higher charge or a lighter construction of guns. </p><p>The fact that the L/20 was used on board ships and the 24 cm RK L/22 became part of the coastal artillery might have several reasons. In 1867 the Prussian Navy had bought its first three armored ships. In 1868 it was paramount to arm these with something useful.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This could explain that the navy immediately ordered the L/20 for <a href="/wiki/SMS_K%C3%B6nig_Wilhelm" title="SMS König Wilhelm"><i>König Wilhelm</i></a>, instead of waiting for a design which incorporated the lessons from the 1868 trials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ship_or_coastal_gun?"><span id="Ship_or_coastal_gun.3F"></span>Ship or coastal gun?</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ship or coastal gun?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg/220px-Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg/330px-Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg/440px-Lange_24_cm_Kanone_in_K%C3%BCsten-Lafette_1870_F_9824.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2293" /></a><figcaption>24 cm RK L/22 Krupp gun on coastal carriage in 1870</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png/220px-24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png/330px-24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png/440px-24_cm_RK_L22_on_ship_pivot.png 2x" data-file-width="1715" data-file-height="941" /></a><figcaption>24 cm RK L/22 gun on pivot casemate ship mount</figcaption></figure> <p>While the 24 cm RK L/22 appears not to have been used on German ships, there was no technical reasons that it could not be used on board. In fact, during the <a href="/wiki/1873_Vienna_World%27s_Fair" title="1873 Vienna World's Fair">1873 Vienna World's Fair</a>, Krupp exhibited a 24 cm RK L/22 gun on pivot carriage meant for use on board casemate ships.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMazel187632,65_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMazel187632,65-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 24 cm L/22 gun was exhibited by Krupp at the 1876 <a href="/wiki/Centennial_Exposition" title="Centennial Exposition">Centennial Exposition</a> Philadelphia. It was also called a 24 cm gun and had the same absolute length as well as a relative length of L/22, but in fact this was a prototype gun that had a caliber of 240 mm and was configured for using an increased charge and projectiles with copper <a href="/wiki/Driving_band" title="Driving band">driving bands</a>. It would be lengthened and became the Dutch <a href="/wiki/24_cm_MRK_L/25" title="24 cm MRK L/25">24 cm MRK L/25</a> or <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">24 cm lang 25</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEReports1876162_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEReports1876162-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Names_and_models">Names and models</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Names and models"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When it was first made, the 24 cm RK L/22 and the 24 cm K L/20 were held apart by the names 'langer Ring 96-pfdr 200" lang' and 'kurzer Ring 96-pfdr 180" lang'<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 200* referred to 200 Prussian inch. The term 96-pfdr really meant: of a caliber that can fire a 96-pound round bullet. </p><p>In 1871 the Prussian Navy shifted to the <a href="/wiki/Metric_system" title="Metric system">metric system</a>. The guns then received the names 'lange 24 cm Ring Kanone' and 'kurze 24 cm Ring Kanone'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The label 'Ring' was not used here, but later references show that the navy continued to speak of 'Ring Kanone') </p><p>A designation system using terms like 'long' and 'short' was not durable at a time when longer models were introduced every couple of years. In 1885 the Prussian Navy already had a 24 cm L/30 gun. That year the lange 24 cm Ring Kanone was renamed '24 cm Ring Kanone L/22' abbreviated: '24 cm RK L/22'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18856_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18856-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The kurze 24 cm Ring Kanone was renamed '24 cm Kanone L/20' abbreviated: '24 cm K L/20'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such designation systems are often based on being as concise as possible, but it's not immediately clear why the L/22 retained the 'Ring' label while the L/20 did not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Characteristics_of_the_24_cm_L/22"><span id="Characteristics_of_the_24_cm_L.2F22"></span>Characteristics of the 24 cm L/22</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Characteristics of the 24 cm L/22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The design of the 24 cm K L/22 was ordered somewhat before mid December 1868. The order was to design a longer version of the 24 cm K L/20 but of the same weight.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Characteristics of the L/22 show that the idea to retain the same weight was not realized. </p><p>The 24 cm K L/22 was a <a href="/wiki/Rifled_breech_loader" title="Rifled breech loader">rifled breech loader</a>. It had a <a href="/wiki/Built-up_gun" title="Built-up gun">built-up gun</a> barrel with a cylindroprismatic Krupp horizontal sliding wedge breech block. It used a <a href="/wiki/Broadwell_ring" title="Broadwell ring">Broadwell ring</a> for obturation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The caliber was 235.4 mm. This amounted to 9 Prussian inches of 26.154 mm. Overall length was 5.230 m. Weight including breech was 15,500 kg. The breech block itself weighed 625 kg. The length in calibers was 5.230 m / 0.2354 mm = L/22.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was a single carriage for the gun: the 24 cm Küsten Laffete C/69. <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188518_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188518-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its fire height was 204 cm.The carriage could elevate the gun to 20 degrees, and decline it up to 6 degrees. The elevation system was a <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Zahnbogen</i></span>. The total weight of the carriage was 9,212 kg. It had a hydraulic break to dampen recoil.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ammunition that the 24 cm K L/22 could fire was: 24 cm grenade C/69; 24 cm Hartgussgranate C/69; and 24 cm Kartätsche.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188532_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188532-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Use_as_coastal_artillery">Use as coastal artillery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Use as coastal artillery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="German_coastal_artillery">German coastal artillery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: German coastal artillery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 22 April 1869, the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Artillerie_Pr%C3%BCfungskommission" title="Artillerie Prüfungskommission">Artillerie Prüfungskommission</a> (artillery test commission) issued a report on the caliber system for the coastal artillery. It found that the difference in effect between the 21 cm Ring Kanone and the 24 cm Ring Kanone was too small to justify the inclusion of the 24 cm caliber in the system. Therefore, no new Ring Kanone of 24 cm were to be ordered for the coastal artillery.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187989_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187989-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, it opted for a 27 cm caliber, which resulted in the use of the <a href="/wiki/28_cm_RK_L/22" title="28 cm RK L/22">28 cm RK L/22</a> in the coastal artillery. </p><p>We know that in 1885, the 24 cm RK L/22 was not used on board ships, but was used in the coastal artillery.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852,_6_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852,_6-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkish_coastal_artillery">Turkish coastal artillery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Turkish coastal artillery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Turkey ordered 50 24 cm RK L/22 for its coastal artillery in 1873.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETürk2012185_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETürk2012185-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first 5 of these were delivered in 1874.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187548_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187548-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japanese_Navy">Japanese Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Japanese Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Japanese_ironclad_Fus%C5%8D" title="Japanese ironclad Fusō">Japanese ironclad Fusō</a> had four 24 cm RK L/22 and two 17 cm RK L/25.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_London_and_China_Telegraph_16_April1877353_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_London_and_China_Telegraph_16_April1877353-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879288_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 288.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Doppelmair18702-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Doppelmair18702_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Doppelmair1870">Von Doppelmair 1870</a>, p. 2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879296-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller1879296_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 296.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAllgemeine_Militär-Zeitung1868-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAllgemeine_Militär-Zeitung1868_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAllgemeine_Militär-Zeitung1868">Allgemeine Militär-Zeitung 1868</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWislicenus189699-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWislicenus189699_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWislicenus1896">Wislicenus 1896</a>, p. 99.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187986_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 86.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187993-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187993_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 93.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187924-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187924_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 24.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187517_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKrupp_AG1875">Krupp AG 1875</a>, p. 17.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187970-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187970_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 70.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMazel187632,65-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMazel187632,65_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMazel1876">Mazel 1876</a>, p. 32,65.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEReports1876162-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEReports1876162_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFReports1876">Reports 1876</a>, p. 162.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871196_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFArmee_Verordnungsblatt1871">Armee Verordnungsblatt 1871</a>, p. 196.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18856-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18856_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarineverordnungsblatt1885">Marineverordnungsblatt 1885</a>, p. 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarineverordnungsblatt1885">Marineverordnungsblatt 1885</a>, p. 2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188518-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188518_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarineverordnungsblatt1885">Marineverordnungsblatt 1885</a>, p. 18.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188532-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt188532_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarineverordnungsblatt1885">Marineverordnungsblatt 1885</a>, p. 32.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187989-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVon_Müller187989_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVon_Müller1879">Von Müller 1879</a>, p. 89.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852,_6-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarineverordnungsblatt18852,_6_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMarineverordnungsblatt1885">Marineverordnungsblatt 1885</a>, p. 2, 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTETürk2012185-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETürk2012185_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTürk2012">Türk 2012</a>, p. 185.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187548-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKrupp_AG187548_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKrupp_AG1875">Krupp AG 1875</a>, p. 48.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_London_and_China_Telegraph_16_April1877353-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_London_and_China_Telegraph_16_April1877353_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFThe_London_and_China_Telegraph_16_April1877">The London and China Telegraph 16 April 1877</a>, p. 353.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=24_cm_RK_L/22&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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