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was not satisfied with the special
Nordenfelt ammunition and fuzes. Following the explosion in 1900 of an ammunition ship due to defective fuses, Britain replaced Nordenfelt fuzes with the Hotchkiss designs and Nordenfelt guns were phased out in favor of the Hotchkiss guns and were declared obsolete
957:, mono-block barrel version was developed to simplify manufacture and identified as "6 pdr Single Tube". Initially these guns were only allowed to be fired with a special lower charge, but in 1917 they were relined with A tubes as Mk I+++ which enabled them to use the standard 6-pounder ammunition.
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and harbors, the US Army had a need for lighter guns to supplement their shore batteries, particularly since land defense against infantry was a consideration in the 1890s. The Army was in an experimental phase like the Navy, testing new weapons in an era when military budgets were expanding after
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and sold both to the Navy in parallel. It appears that
Hotchkiss type guns had an edge in production in the first half of the 1890s, but by 1895 Driggs-Schroeders were being produced in quantity to equip a considerable number of newly commissioned ships. The initial purchases by the Navy were in
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6-pounders were widely used by the navies of a number of nations and often used by both sides in a conflict. Due to advances in torpedo delivery and performance, 6-pounder guns were rapidly made obsolete and were replaced with larger guns aboard most larger warships. This led to their being used
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Spain adopted both the 40-caliber
Hotchkiss 6-pounder and the 42-caliber Nordenfelt 6-pounder in the 1880s to arm its armored cruisers, battleships, protected cruisers and unarmored cruisers. Seven ships (1 battleship, 3 unarmored cruisers and 3 protected cruisers) carried the Hotchkiss guns and
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and up to 72 6-pounders were adapted to high-angle pedestal mountings at key establishments in
Britain for close air defence by 1916. They are not listed as still being in service in this role at the end of the war, presumably because German bombing attacks were conducted from relatively high
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The gun turned out to be too long for practical use as the end of the barrel could come into contact with the ground or other obstacles as the tank traveled over uneven ground. The
British chose to shorten the gun rather than change its location and replaced it in 1917 in the
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in the
Spanish–American War of 1898, leaving 70 weapons for land use. The mountings for the Army six pounders were called M1898 and M1898 (modified) "rampart mounts" or "parapet mounts", wheeled carriages with fittings that allowed them to be secured to
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The
Russians began purchasing 40 caliber 6-pounders from France starting in 1904 to replace its 3-pounder and 1-pounder guns in the anti-torpedo boat role. In addition to 40 caliber guns, 50 and 58 caliber guns were also produced under license at the
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tanks. In 1916 the
British Army was faced with the difficulty of quickly providing a new class of weapon. The existing Hotchkiss 6-pounder naval gun appeared to most closely meet the need (a compact enough weapon to fit into a tank
1492:, an armored cruiser, exclusively carried Driggs-Schroeder 6-pounders although it had a mixed one pounder battery of both Driggs-Schroeder and Hotchkiss. Ships known to have carried exclusively Driggs-Schroeder 6-pounders are
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with a barrel, jacket and a locking hoop screwed to the front of the jacket. The Mk I lacked a recoil system, but the Mk II of 1890 introduced a hydraulic recoil mechanism with a pair of hydro-spring cylinders. During
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guns when combat experience in the Russo-Japanese war showed the 6-pounders were almost as ineffective as the 3-pounder and 1-pounder guns they had replaced. In 1911–12 a number were turned over to the Army for use as
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weapons designated M1898 and M1900. In 1898–1901 a total of 97 weapons were acquired: 20 M1898, 40 M1900, 10 Mark II, and 27 Mark III guns. However, 17 M1898 and all ten Mark II guns were transferred for use on Army
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small lots each year and there was no mass-production of these guns like one would see in smaller weapons. The Navy made certain that the ammunition for both the
Hotchkiss and Driggs-Schroeder guns were identical.
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1818 ft/s in
British service, with 90-inch (2.3 m) bore, using propellant of 1 lb 15 oz (0.88 kg) Q.F. black powder or 7Âľ oz cordite size 5. Text Book of Gunnery, 1902, Table XII, Page
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Hogg & Thurston 1972 quote 821 lb (372 kg) for the UK 40-calibres coast defence gun. DiGiulian quotes 849 lb (385 kg) for the naval gun. Weights varied according to barrel length.
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were armed with Hotchkiss 6-pounder guns. The 6-pounder was the standard secondary and tertiary armament on most Japanese destroyers built between 1890 and 1920, and was still in service as late as the
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57x307R ammunition. A complete round weighed 9.7 lb (4.4 kg) and its projectile weighed 6 lb (2.7 kg). The most common types of ammunition available for 6-pounder guns were
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service is a complex story. It was used in conjunction with another maker's design, its primary rival being the Driggs-Schroeder 6-pounder. Oddly, one shipbuilding and naval supply company,
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Somewhat inexplicably, defense against land attack disappeared from the design of forts built after 1900, and the Land Defense Project of the World War I era was apparently not repeated.
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with a sufficient high explosive shell). A single gun was mounted in each sponson, i.e. two per Male tank able to fire forwards or to the side. Tanks armed only with
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gun and by 1909 the Nordenfelt had replaced the Hotchkiss in service. This was the opposite of the British who replaced their Nordenfelt guns with Hotchkiss guns.
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and torpedo-gunboats. The Brazilians also used the competing Nordenfelt 6 pounders in lesser numbers. The last Brazilian ship retired was the coastal defense ship
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Hogg&Thurston 1972, Page 36–39 quote 7,500 yards (6,900 m) maximum for the British version. Text Book of Gunnery 1902 quotes 4,000 yards (3,700 m).
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There is no question that the Driggs-Schroeders were predominant in the new protected and armored cruisers that were being commissioned by 1895. However,
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It appears that the US Army and US Navy, while both using the "Mark" system, assigned their designations to different ordnance. References indicate that
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1983:. Another reference has somewhat different figures. There were generally two of these guns issued per major fort, and eventually many of them became
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335:. There were many variants produced, often under license which ranged in length from 40 to 58 calibers, but 40 caliber was the most common version.
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with Chile. The last ships from this class were retired from service on 2 August 1954. Argentinian ships armed with 6-pounder guns include:
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One 6 pounder QF Gun Mk I (#502 Hotchkiss) on Garrison Carriage Mk I** (Hotchkiss Cone Mount), Fort Rodd Hill, Victoria, British Columbia
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6-pounder guns were put back in service to arm small warships and as coastal defense guns. The last ships to carry 6-pounders were the
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The US Army also used the Hotchkiss 6-pounder, referred to as a "2.24-inch gun" in some period references. As the primary defender of
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Brigadier N.W. Routledge, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55. London: Brassey's, 1994
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Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE
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Italy adopted the 40 caliber Hotchkiss 6-pounder in 1886 to arm its armored cruisers, battleships, protected cruisers,
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guns and were largely identical to their British equivalents. Ships on both sides of the First Sino-Japanese war and
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guns, manufactured by the American Ordnance Company and designated Mark II and Mark III, were adopted along with
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built from 1905 to 1917. Beginning in 1909–1910 most larger surface ships began replacing their 6-pounders with
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eleven (8 unarmored cruisers and 3 protected cruisers) carried the Nordenfelt guns. Ships on both sides of the
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1517:. Although from photographs of particular guns on the vessels in question, it appears that the battleships
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were armed with various 6-pounder guns (Driggs-Schroeder, Hotchkiss and Nordenfelt). The Spanish cruiser
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This article is about the 1880s Hotchkiss gun. For the World War II anti-tank and Molins Class M gun, see
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The history of the Hotchkiss 6-pounder (called the Rapid Fire gun rather than Quick Firer in the US) in
574:. This gun is sometimes referred to as a 9-pounder in English publications. During World War II a few
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25 rounds per minute is the figure given by Elswick Ordnance for their 40-calibres model. Quoted in
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and L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.
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guns with the larger 6-pounder, the French often paired their 3-pounders with the more powerful
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between 1929 and 1940. When the tank was scrapped in 1940 the gun was removed and used as an
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as part of the Land Defense Project of 1915–1919, while others were deployed in the
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naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as
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Argentina adopted the 40 caliber Hotchkiss 6-pounder in the 1890s, to arm its four
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One 6 pounder QF Gun Mk I (tube only), Fort Rodd Hill, Victoria, British Columbia
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Three 6 pounder QF Gun 1892 on recoil mounts, Yacht Club Argentino, Buenos Aires
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continued to use 6-pounders in the years between World War I and World War II.
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LC Reynolds, Motor Gunboat 658. Cassell Military Paperbacks, London, 2002.
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Brazil adopted the 40 caliber Hotchkiss 6-pounder in the 1890s, to arm its
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Japan adopted the 40 caliber Hotchkiss 6-pounder in the 1880s to arm its
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Handbook of the 6 pounder Hotchkiss quick-firing gun Land service 1892
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One 6 pounder QF Gun Mk III on wheeled carriage, private tank museum,
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Twin 6 pounder QF Guns Mk I on Pedestal Mount Mk I, Belmont Battery,
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carrying Driggs-Schroeders. Unlike her 8-inch guns, the preserved
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The 6-pounder was used to equip Male versions of the early British
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Royal Navy ships armed with QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns include:
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Handbook for Hotchkiss 6-pr and 3-pr. quick-firing guns 1896
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Mark I Male tank with a long QF 6-pounder 8 cwt gun, at the
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The UK adopted a 40 calibre (i.e. 90inch barrel) version as
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A Russian 58 caliber 6-pounder gun, at Kuivasaari, Finland.
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British 6-pdr / 8cwt (2.244"/40 (57mm)) QF Marks I and II
882:, was the last ship decommissioned and scrapped in 1940.
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for coastal defenses. Finland, a successor state to the
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Mk XIV and XIII steel shell rounds with Mk V shell, 1914
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retains her Driggs-Schroeder 6-pounders. She is at the
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altitudes which would have been beyond the gun's range.
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at the same time as the QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, but the
701:. The Japanese versions of the 6-pounder were known as
622:. The Italians also adopted the competing 43 caliber
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US 6-pdr (2.72 kg) (2.244" (57mm)) Marks 1 through 13
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aboard US Navy ships. However smaller ships such as
204:
821–849 lb (372–385 kg) barrel & breech
988:. Some of which were not re-armed with the modern
447:in 1936. The former Brazilian coastal defense ship
3185:American Breechloading Mobile Artillery, 1875–1953
1564:Beginning in 1910 6-pounder guns were replaced by
929:which started to enter service in the late 1870s.
2650:One 6 pounder QF Gun Mk III on wheeled carriage,
1987:at the post's flagpole. A dozen were deployed at
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3837:1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II
2672:Several 6 pounder RF Guns (Driggs-Schroeder) on
2666:One 6 pounder QF Gun M1900 on wheeled carriage,
1470:, had a license to build both the Hotchkiss and
815:and World War II in the coastal artillery role.
786:. These were installed on torpedo cruisers and
5542:World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom
1538:carried exclusively Hotchkiss 6-pounders with
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3260:Russian 57mm/40, 57mm/50 and 57mm/58 (2.244")
3187:. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
3133:American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide
2063:QF 6-pounder common projectile 1891 close-up.
932:The UK also adopted the competing 42 calibre
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2870:"FINNISH ARMY 1918–1945: LIGHT COASTAL GUNS"
878:until sold to Venezuela in 1912 and renamed
5547:World War I artillery of the United Kingdom
3225:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth.
2807:. S. Yorkshire: Seaforth Pub. p. 265.
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921:. It was manufactured under licence by the
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3033:
2988:, U. S. Ordnance Dept., 1904, pp. 282-295
2840:. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press.
908:
594:A 6-pounder gun was fitted to the single
3220:
3206:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
3201:
3063:This article includes a list of general
2835:
2802:
1429:
1235:
1218:
1177:
953:the navy required many more guns and an
2992:
944:The original 1885 Hotchkiss Mk I was a
451:was sold to Mexico in 1924 and renamed
355:, whether on improvised or specialized
14:
5499:
3130:
2218:
2023:shells. In World War II higher-yield
381:
5111:
4826:
4268:
3757:
3280:
2912:
2910:
2615:
1962:decades of Congressional stinginess.
1306:Nos. 2, 4 and 5 rapid-fire field gun
652:Italian battleship Emanuele Filiberto
371:which replaced them in 1990 with the
5532:Russo-Japanese war weapons of Russia
4120:Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector
3049:
2963:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
2904:Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 36-39
2798:
2796:
2794:
2792:
2206:A 6-pounder gun and crew aboard the
2099:6-pounder ammunition label from 1893
586:were armed with two 6-pounder guns.
499:Chilean cruiser Presidente Errázuriz
472:Brazilian torpedo gunboat Tiradentes
430:
386:
301:1,818 feet per second (554 m/s)
5527:Russo-Japanese war weapons of Japan
2709: : Maxim-Nordenfelt equivalent
2075:Mk II Shell base, showing fuze hole
915:Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun
688:
468:Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso
365:Aegir-class offshore patrol vessels
317:Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun
223:7.4 ft (2.3 m) 40 caliber
34:. For other 6-pounder weapons, see
24:
3069:it lacks sufficient corresponding
2907:
1952:
1107:Indefatigable-class battlecruisers
992:with auto-loader until late 1944.
857:
776:
609:
518:
476:
323:were a family of long-lived light
25:
5568:
3240:
2892:Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 36
2789:
1142:Royal Sovereign-class battleships
561:
5537:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
3054:
2601:
2588:
2575:
2562:
2549:
2536:
2523:
2510:
2497:
2484:
2471:
2458:
2445:
2432:
2419:
2406:
2393:
2380:
2367:
2354:
2341:
2328:
2315:
2199:
2179:
2159:
2147:
2123:
2111:
2104:
2092:
2080:
2068:
2056:
2044:
2032:
1437:being prepared to combat at the
934:Ordnance QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt
589:
513:Chilean cruiser Presidente Pinto
503:Chilean cruiser Ministro Zenteno
306:Effective firing range
51:
5552:Naval guns of the United States
4216:BL 9.2-inch Mk IX – X naval gun
3974:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
3135:(Second ed.). CDSG Press.
3112:
3015:
3006:
2977:
2950:
2941:
2932:
2919:
2735:
2118:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss diagram.
1173:
841:Okhotnik-class torpedo cruisers
677:Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan
490:Chilean battleship Capitán Prat
238:57x307R; see ammunition section
27:Family of light 57mm naval guns
5557:Artillery of the United States
4938:75 mm/34 Modèle 1915/1916/1917
4482:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
4206:QF 4-inch naval gun Mk I – III
3223:Naval Weapons of World War One
3204:Naval Weapons of World War Two
2960:Naval Weapons of World War Two
2886:
2862:
2838:Naval weapons of World War Two
2829:
2805:Naval weapons of World War One
2780:
2770:
2758:
2749:
2726:
2166:German troops with a captured
851:Vsadnik-class torpedo cruisers
846:Ukrayna-class torpedo cruisers
177:
13:
1:
4911:Battleship secondary armament
4053:QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer
3131:Berhow, Mark A., ed. (2004).
2190:armored car with a 6-pounder
2002:
1223:Britain lacked any dedicated
1203:were designated as 'Female'.
796:102mm 60 caliber Pattern 1911
455:, which was retired in 1938.
248:57-millimetre (2.244 in)
5138:French naval weapons of the
4853:French naval weapons of the
4643:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
4143:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
3990:BL 7.5-inch Mk III naval gun
3273:at State Library of Victoria
3267:at State Library of Victoria
2641:, Victoria, British Columbia
1213:QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss
1087:Dryad-class torpedo gunboats
899:Isla de LuzĂłn-class cruisers
792:75mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892
647:Vettor Pisani-class cruisers
7:
4487:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
4402:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
4249:BL 12-inch railway howitzer
3969:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V
3183:Williford, Glen M. (2016).
2766:Brassey's Naval Annual 1901
2694:
2682:Independence Seaport Museum
1641:Kearsarge-class battleships
1596:Bainbridge-class destroyers
1555:Independence Seaport Museum
1082:Devastation-class ironclads
1061:Centurion-class battleships
836:Finn-class torpedo cruisers
464:Brazilian cruiser Republica
10:
5573:
5013:Cruiser secondary armament
4999:194 mm/40 Modèle 1893–1896
4968:274 mm/45 Modèle 1887/1893
4958:194 mm/40 Modèle 1893–1896
4872:274 mm/40 Modèle 1893/1896
4730:Spherical Mk I, II and III
4563:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
4397:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
4211:BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun
4105:Smoke and chemical weapons
4038:BL 10-pounder mountain gun
4000:BL 9.2-inch Mk X naval gun
2713:Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891
2627:Victoria, British Columbia
2130:A 45 caliber 6-pounder at
2087:Mk IV base percussion fuze
1651:New Orleans-class cruisers
1631:Illinois-class battleships
1246:Manufacturers Designation
1162:Victoria-class battleships
1031:British H-class submarines
895:Alfonso XII-class cruisers
750:Shirakumo-class destroyers
682:Italian cruiser Marco Polo
657:Italian cruiser Marco Polo
572:Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891
309:4,000 yards (3,700 m)
118:
29:
5456:
5382:
5338:
5292:
5219:
5180:
5146:
5081:
5043:
5012:
4976:
4910:
4861:
4804:
4748:
4720:
4692:
4661:
4633:
4612:
4591:
4550:
4464:
4435:
4361:
4306:
4229:
4191:
4128:
4104:
4061:
4048:QF 2.95-inch mountain gun
4043:BL 2.75-inch mountain gun
4033:RML 2.5-inch mountain gun
4023:
4010:BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun
3982:
3964:BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
3959:BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
3913:
3845:
3827:
3798:
3733:
3702:
3679:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk I
3654:
3580:
3507:
3484:
3464:
3432:
3409:
3386:
3364:Smoothbore muzzle-loading
3362:
3320:Smoothbore muzzle-loading
3318:
3221:Friedman, Norman (2011).
2803:Friedman, Norman (2011).
2715: : French equivalent
2703: : German equivalent
1646:Montgomery-class cruisers
1636:Indiana-class battleships
1621:Florida-class battleships
1601:Cincinnati-class cruisers
1586:Amphitrite-class monitors
1152:Trafalgar-class ironclads
1112:Lion-class battlecruisers
978:Fairmile D Motor Gunboats
966:sub-calibre training guns
903:Spanish battleship Pelayo
740:Murakumo-class destroyers
735:Matsushima-class cruisers
730:Ikazuchi-class destroyers
725:Harusame-class destroyers
720:Akatsuki-class destroyers
697:, protected cruisers and
508:Chilean cruiser O'Higgins
495:Chilean cruiser Esmeralda
305:
295:
285:
275:
265:
252:
242:
232:
227:
216:
208:
200:
195:
187:
176:
168:
158:
150:
140:
135:
129:
124:
113:
105:
100:
93:Place of origin
92:
66:
50:
43:
4977:Cruiser primary armament
4882:305 mm/40 Modèle 1893/96
4669:.303 Vickers machine gun
4542:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
4422:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
4081:Vickers 1.57-inch mortar
3476:68-pounder Lancaster gun
3012:Berhow, pp. 188-189, 217
2719:
2701:5.2 cm SK L/55 naval gun
2307:
2287:Second Sino-Japanese War
2235:William Cramp & Sons
2225:Elswick Ordnance Company
1666:Truxtun-class destroyers
1102:G and H-class destroyers
1092:E and F-class destroyers
1066:Conqueror-class ironclad
1036:C and D-class destroyers
1011:Adventure-class cruisers
923:Elswick Ordnance Company
667:Italian cruiser Calabria
662:Italian cruiser Piemonte
537:Second Sino-Japanese War
393:Giuseppe Garibaldi-class
212:8.1 ft (2.5 m)
4537:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
4372:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
4239:BL 9.2-inch railway gun
3674:QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt
3465:Rifled muzzle-loaders (
3202:Campbell, John (1985).
3084:more precise citations.
2957:Campbell, John (1985).
2947:Routledge 1994, Page 17
2916:Routledge 1994, Page 27
2836:Campbell, John (1985).
2707:QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt
2247:First Sino-Japanese War
2240:
2140:Bridgeport, Connecticut
1671:Yorktown-class gunboats
1626:Hawk-class minesweepers
1606:Columbia-class cruisers
1591:Arkansas-class monitors
1211:onwards by the shorter
1157:Surprise-class cruisers
1127:Marathon-class cruisers
1077:Daring-class destroyers
1056:CD-class naval drifters
1006:Admiral-class ironclads
831:Narval-class submarines
525:First Sino-Japanese war
45:QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss
5403:13.2 mm/76 Modèle 1929
5374:203 mm/50 Modèle 1924
4749:Anti-submarine weapons
4684:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
4674:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
4592:Merchant ship armament
4556:small cruiser armament
4465:Secondary armament and
4407:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
4254:BL 14-inch railway gun
4244:BL 12-inch railway gun
4096:9.45-inch Heavy Mortar
3814:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
3669:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
3664:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
3616:BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII
3456:RBL 7-inch 110-pounder
2986:Ordnance Supply Manual
2938:See Reynolds 'MGB 658'
2656:Newport News, Virginia
2174:on left side of tank).
2027:rounds were produced.
1959:coastal fortifications
1661:Treasury-class cutters
1616:Dubuque-class gunboats
1570:US Coast Guard cutters
1455:
1187:
1167:Warrior-class cruisers
1147:Stour-class destroyers
1137:River-class destroyers
1132:Orlando-class cruisers
986:Flower-class corvettes
909:United Kingdom service
826:Morzh-class submarines
770:Japanese cruiser Takao
765:Japanese cruiser Unebi
760:Japanese cruiser Izumi
672:Italian cruiser Dogali
642:Regioni-class cruisers
576:Flower-class Corvettes
568:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
548:Zhiyuen-class cruisers
287:Rate of fire
61:gun on recoil mounting
18:QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss
5448:100 mm/34 Modèle 1933
5393:7.5 mm/80 Modèle 1931
5369:100 mm/34 Modèle 1936
5364:100 mm/45 Modèle 1925
5359:100 mm/45 Modèle 1917
5330:152 mm/55 Modèle 1930
5325:138 mm/55 Modèle 1910
5320:130 mm/45 Modèle 1932
5315:100 mm/55 Modèle 1945
5310:100 mm/45 Modèle 1930
5284:138 mm/50 Modèle 1929
5279:138 mm/55 Modèle 1910
5274:138 mm/40 Modèle 1927
5269:138 mm/45 Modèle 1893
5264:130 mm/45 Modèle 1935
5259:130 mm/40 Modèle 1924
5254:130 mm/40 Modèle 1919
5249:100 mm/45 Modèle 1933
5244:100 mm/45 Modèle 1891
5211:203 mm/55 Modèle 1931
5206:203 mm/50 Modèle 1924
5201:155 mm/50 Modèle 1920
5196:152 mm/55 Modèle 1930
5191:138 mm/40 Modèle 1923
5172:380 mm/45 Modèle 1935
5167:340 mm/45 Modèle 1912
5162:330 mm/50 Modèle 1931
5157:305 mm/45 Modèle 1906
5073:138 mm/55 Modèle 1910
5068:138 mm/45 Modèle 1893
5063:100 mm/45 Modèle 1891
5035:164 mm/45 Modèle 1893
5030:164 mm/45 Modèle 1887
5025:138 mm/45 Modèle 1893
5020:100 mm/45 Modèle 1891
5004:194 mm/50 Modèle 1902
4994:194 mm/45 Modèle 1887
4989:164 mm/45 Modèle 1893
4984:164 mm/45 Modèle 1887
4953:164 mm/45 Modèle 1893
4948:164 mm/45 Modèle 1887
4943:138 mm/55 Modèle 1910
4902:340 mm/45 Modèle 1912
4897:340 mm/42 Modèle 1887
4887:305 mm/45 Modèle 1906
4877:305 mm/45 Modèle 1887
4599:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
4298:naval weapons of the
4071:Garland trench mortar
3725:1-inch Nordenfelt gun
3631:BL 12-inch Mk I – VII
3527:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt
3509:Rifled muzzle-loaders
3499:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt
3486:Rifled muzzle-loaders
3310:naval weapons of the
2927:Naval Weapons of WWII
2874:www.jaegerplatoon.net
1611:Denver-class cruisers
1433:
1404:Mk II semi-automatic
1376:Mk II semi-automatic
1236:United States service
1225:air-defence artillery
1219:Anti-aircraft service
1184:Bovington Tank Museum
1181:
1051:Castle-class trawlers
1016:Apollo-class cruisers
821:Bars-class submarines
745:Naniwa-class cruisers
437:coastal defense ships
369:Icelandic Coast Guard
32:Ordnance QF 6 pounder
5476:550 mm Modèle 1923DT
5443:90 mm/50 Modèle 1926
5438:75 mm/35 Modèle 1927
5433:75 mm/35 Modèle 1924
5428:57 mm/40 Modèle 1902
5423:37 mm/70 Modèle 1935
5418:37 mm/50 Modèle 1925
5413:25 mm/60 Modèle 1940
5408:25 mm/60 Modèle 1938
5354:75 mm/35 Modèle 1927
5349:75 mm/35 Modèle 1924
5305:90 mm/50 Modèle 1926
5300:57 mm/40 Modèle 1885
5239:90 mm/50 Modèle 1926
5097:57 mm/40 Modèle 1902
5058:65 mm/50 Modèle 1891
4963:240mm/50 Modèle 1902
4933:75 mm/62 Modèle 1908
4928:57 mm/40 Modèle 1885
4923:47 mm/50 Modèle 1902
4918:47 mm/40 Modèle 1885
4892:340mm/28 Modèle 1881
4679:QF 3-pounder Vickers
4517:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
4477:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
4201:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt
4153:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt
4138:QF 1-pounder pom-pom
4111:4-inch Stokes Mortar
4091:Newton 6-inch mortar
4086:2-inch medium mortar
4076:3-inch Stokes mortar
3995:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
3954:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
3949:BL 6-inch gun Mk VII
3944:BLC 6-inch siege gun
3934:BL 5.4-inch howitzer
3905:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
3900:BL 4-inch gun Mk VII
3895:QF 4-inch gun Mk III
3865:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
3809:QF 3-pounder Vickers
3606:BL 6-inch Mk II – VI
3601:BL 6-inch 80-pounder
3434:Rifled breechloaders
3003:Williford, pp. 44-45
2252:Spanish–American War
2007:The 6-pounder fired
1999:under this project.
865:Spanish–American War
699:unprotected cruisers
637:Goito-class cruisers
624:Nordenfelt 6 pounder
345:coastal defense guns
297:Muzzle velocity
271:Hydro-spring, 4 inch
5522:Naval guns of Japan
5517:Naval guns of China
5486:550 mm Modèle 1924V
5481:550 mm Modèle 1924M
5471:550 mm Modèle 1919D
5466:400 mm Modèle 1926V
5398:8 mm/50 Modèle 1914
5092:8 mm/50 Modèle 1914
4812:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
4786:Type G Depth charge
4781:Type F Depth charge
4776:Type E Depth charge
4771:Type D Depth charge
4766:Type C Depth charge
4761:Type B Depth charge
4756:Type A Depth charge
4702:18-inch Mk V – VIII
4377:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
4322:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
4168:QF 13-pounder 9 cwt
4163:QF 13-pounder Mk IV
4158:QF 13-pounder 6 cwt
4015:BL 15-inch howitzer
4005:BL 12-inch howitzer
3860:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
3855:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt
3621:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
3522:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
2652:Virginia War Museum
2646:Mattituck, New York
2230:Obukhov State Plant
2219:Licensed production
1656:Tampa-class cutters
1435:Hotchkiss 6-pounder
784:Obukhov State Plant
755:Suma-class cruisers
632:Etna-class cruisers
382:Operational history
5293:Secondary armament
4635:Anti-aircraft guns
4417:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
4382:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
4337:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
4332:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
4130:Anti-aircraft guns
4025:Mountain artillery
3929:BL 5-inch howitzer
3819:QF 6-pounder 6 cwt
3636:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
3562:RML 12-inch 35-ton
3557:RML 12-inch 25-ton
3401:13-inch Blomefield
3396:10-inch Blomefield
3027:2016-04-18 at the
2984:Lohrer, George L.
2662:Plymouth, Michigan
2639:Bay Street Armoury
2616:Surviving examples
2257:Russo-Japanese War
1566:3"/50 caliber guns
1460:United States Navy
1456:
1447:L'Univers Illustré
1188:
1122:M29-class monitors
1117:M15-class monitors
1097:Fly-class gunboats
1072:D-class destroyers
1046:C-class destroyers
1026:Banff-class sloops
1021:B-class destroyers
1001:A-class destroyers
919:QF 6 pounder 8 cwt
917:Mk I and Mk II or
707:Russo-Japanese war
441:protected cruisers
353:anti-aircraft guns
321:QF 6 pounder 8 cwt
319:Mk I and Mk II or
281:Dependent on mount
136:Production history
5512:Coastal artillery
5494:
5493:
5234:65 mm Modèle 1891
5105:
5104:
4820:
4819:
4796:7.5-inch howitzer
4735:Vickers Elia mine
4604:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
4573:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
4456:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
4412:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
4317:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
4262:
4261:
4193:Coastal artillery
3939:BL 60-pounder gun
3751:
3750:
3743:Whitehead torpedo
3656:Quick-firing guns
3424:24-pounder Millar
3419:12-pounder Millar
3339:32-pounder 55 cwt
3258:DiGiulian, Tony,
3252:DiGiulian, Tony,
3246:DiGiulian, Tony,
3232:978-1-84832-100-7
3213:978-0-87021-459-2
3194:978-0-7643-5049-8
3158:978-0-7110-0381-1
3142:978-0-9748167-0-8
3110:
3109:
3102:
2970:978-0-87021-459-2
2847:978-0-87021-459-2
2814:978-1-84832-100-7
2518:Republic of China
2282:Russian Civil War
2272:Second Balkan War
2262:Italo-Turkish War
2192:anti-aircraft gun
1428:
1427:
1390:Mk II rapid-fire
1359:Driggs-Schroeder
1331:Driggs-Schroeder
1303:Driggs-Schroeder
801:coastal artillery
598:tank used by the
431:Brazilian service
387:Argentine service
313:
312:
79:Coast defence gun
16:(Redirected from
5564:
5140:Second World War
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5051:Primary armament
4865:primary armament
4847:
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4833:
4824:
4823:
4648:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
4625:QF 4-inch Mk XII
4583:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
4568:QF 4-inch Mk III
4532:BL 6-inch Mk XII
4522:BL 6-inch Mk VII
4512:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
4497:BL 4-inch Mk VII
4492:QF 4-inch Mk III
4451:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
4446:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
4437:Armoured cruiser
4387:BL 12-inch Mk IX
4342:BL 14-inch Mk II
4327:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
4289:
4282:
4275:
4266:
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4173:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
4115:Livens Projector
3800:Armoured vehicle
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1209:Mark IV tank
1205:
1201:machine guns
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1174:Tank service
994:
990:6-pdr Mk IIA
962:saluting gun
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946:built-up gun
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361:World War II
347:, the first
337:
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316:
314:
220: length
159:Manufacturer
114:Used by
4740:Type H mine
3715:Gardner gun
3710:Gatling gun
3689:QF 4.7-inch
3572:RML 16-inch
3552:RML 11-inch
3547:RML 10-inch
3436:(Armstrong)
3082:introducing
2678: (C-6)
2277:World War I
1997:Philippines
1910: (C-5)
1874: (C-4)
1830: (C-1)
1723: (C-2)
1706: (C-3)
1676:USCGC
1551: (C-6)
1387:Nordenfelt
1348:Mk II long
1229:World War I
955:autofretted
951:World War I
712:Pacific War
535:during the
533:auxiliaries
341:World War I
291:25 / minute
180: built
5501:Categories
5148:Battleship
4863:Battleship
4344:(US built)
4221:RML 9-inch
3626:BL 10-inch
3542:RML 9-inch
3537:RML 8-inch
3532:RML 7-inch
3366:shell guns
3349:68-pounder
3334:24-pounder
3329:18-pounder
3090:April 2021
3065:references
2925:Campbell,
2879:2017-07-09
2292:Winter War
2186:A Russian
2168:Mk II tank
2132:Kuivasaari
2003:Ammunition
1989:Fort Ruger
1926:Washington
1721:Charleston
1345:Hotchkiss
1292:Mk I long
1289:Hotchkiss
1271:Hotchkiss
1257:Hotchkiss
938:Royal Navy
889:Destructor
813:Winter War
788:submarines
703:Yamanouchi
695:destroyers
600:Irish Army
483:battleship
376:autocannon
333:submarines
331:and later
183:3,984 (UK)
5507:Tank guns
5458:Torpedoes
5340:Submarine
5221:Destroyer
5045:Destroyer
4694:Torpedoes
4552:Destroyer
3788:artillery
3735:Torpedoes
3694:QF 6-inch
3684:QF 4-inch
3611:BL 8-inch
3596:BL 5-inch
3591:BL 4-inch
3490:converted
3467:Lancaster
3411:Howitzers
3150:I.V. Hogg
2823:751804655
2674:USS
2609:Venezuela
2323:Argentina
1942:USS
1933:USS
1924:USS
1917:Vicksburg
1915:USS
1906:USS
1897:USS
1888:USS
1879:USS
1870:USS
1853:USS
1844:USS
1835:USS
1826:USS
1819:Nashville
1817:USS
1808:USS
1799:USS
1790:USS
1781:USS
1772:USS
1763:USS
1754:USS
1745:USS
1736:USS
1719:USS
1704:Baltimore
1702:USS
1687:Annapolis
1685:USS
1547:USS
1540:USS
1533:USS
1526:USS
1519:USS
1227:early in
941:by 1919.
604:anti-tank
582:) of the
349:tank guns
277:Elevation
258:Vertical
109:1885–1990
74:Naval gun
3513:Woolwich
3122:Archived
3025:Archived
2856:13085151
2695:See also
2557:Thailand
2492:Portugal
2302:Cod Wars
2013:shrapnel
2009:Fixed QF
1935:Wheeling
1855:Pampanga
1810:Monocacy
1801:Marietta
1783:Katahdin
1574:gunboats
1514:Columbia
1508:New York
1502:Brooklyn
1365:Mk VIII
1252:Caliber
606:weapon.
555:Jingyuen
529:gunboats
188:Variants
169:Produced
151:Designed
141:Designer
84:Tank gun
5386:weapons
5182:Cruiser
5085:weapons
4308:Monitor
4063:Mortars
3790:of the
3388:Mortars
3322:cannons
3078:improve
2929:, p.65.
2676:Olympia
2583:Uruguay
2427:Iceland
2388:Finland
2375:Denmark
2172:sponson
1944:Whitney
1881:Puritan
1864:Paragua
1837:Newport
1792:Machias
1738:Dolphin
1730:Chicago
1696:Atlanta
1549:Olympia
1521:Indiana
1496:Olympia
1441:Detroit
1351:Mk VII
1295:Mk III
1197:sponson
964:and as
453:Anáhuac
367:of the
351:and as
244:Calibre
163:Elswick
59:Elswick
3373:8-inch
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2336:Brazil
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2210:Oregon
2021:common
1993:Hawaii
1890:Quiros
1828:Newark
1747:Elcano
1713:Boston
1531:, and
1528:Oregon
1511:, and
1407:Mk XI
1379:Mk IX
1362:Mk II
1337:Mk VI
1309:Mk IV
1281:Mk II
1274:Mk I (
970:E-boat
267:Recoil
254:Breech
218:Barrel
209:Length
96:France
57:Early
5225:Aviso
5049:Aviso
4722:Mines
2720:Notes
2544:Spain
2440:Italy
2349:Chile
2308:Users
2017:steel
1899:Samar
1846:Palos
1678:Taney
1489:Maine
1482:Texas
1418:Mk I
1393:Mk X
1323:Mk V
1263:Mk I
1260:Mk I
357:HA/LA
325:57 mm
234:Shell
119:Users
5342:guns
5223:and
5047:and
4310:guns
3802:guns
3227:ISBN
3208:ISBN
3189:ISBN
3174:ISBN
3164:ISBN
3154:ISBN
3137:ISBN
2965:ISBN
2852:OCLC
2842:ISBN
2819:OCLC
2809:ISBN
2777:337.
2479:Peru
2362:Cuba
2241:Wars
2208:USS
2019:and
1862:USS
1756:Iowa
1728:USS
1711:USS
1694:USS
1576:and
1535:Iowa
1494:USS
1487:USS
1480:USS
1464:Army
1462:and
1452:1894
1439:USS
1068:rams
984:and
873:USS
794:and
618:and
539:and
531:and
407:ARA
315:The
201:Mass
172:1884
154:1883
130:Wars
128:See
125:Wars
117:See
67:Type
4554:and
2138:in
1991:in
1557:in
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1410:50
1396:42
1382:42
1368:50
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343:as
178:No.
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