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In comparison, the British QF 3.7-inch (94 mm) Mark III fired a 13 kg (29 lb) projectile at 790 m/s (2,600 ft/s) to an effective ceiling of 10,600 meters (34,800 ft), the American 90 mm M1 fired a 10 kg (22 lb) shell at 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) to the same height, the Soviet 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) fired a 9.2 kg (20 lb) [44] projectile ...
The designation "L/56" means the barrel is 56 times 88 mm - about 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in). The longer the tube is in relation to its bore, the higher the muzzle velocity it can generate on fixed charge. A longer gun barrel allows the expanding gas from the shell's charge to act on the projectile longer than a short barrel, imparting it more velocity ...
88 × 822mm R [1] Shell weight: 7.3 kg (16 lb) Armor-piercing composite rigid (APCR) Pzgr 40/43: Caliber: 88 mm (3.46 in) Breech: Semi-automatic vertical sliding-block: Recoil: Hydro-pneumatic: Carriage: Cruciform mount Pak 43 Split trail Pak 43/41: Elevation-8° to +40° Pak 43-5° to +38° Pak 43/41: Traverse: 360° Pak 43 56° Pak 43/41 ...
With the increase of aircraft performance, many armies developed dedicated AA guns with a high muzzle velocity – allowing the projectiles to reach greater altitudes. The first such German gun, the Flak 16, was introduced in 1917, using the 88 mm caliber, common in the Kaiserliche Marine. [2]
The Wa Prüf report estimated that the Tiger's 88 mm gun would be capable of penetrating the differential case of an American M4 Sherman from 2,100 m (1.3 mi) and the turret front from 1,800 m (1.1 mi), but the Tiger's 88 mm gun would not penetrate the upper glacis plate at any range assuming a side angle of 30 degrees. The M4 Sherman's 75 mm ...
A top Senate Democrat on Saturday accused conservative Supreme Court justices of violating federal disclosure laws in a lengthy report that caps a monthslong investigation by the Senate Judiciary ...
The family of Tennessee death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton held a press conference asking Gov. Bill Lee to examine the case for a potential pardon.
North Korea have shipped as many as 20 S-200 launchers to Myanmar. ... Height finding radar ... (88.9 mm) caliber warhead ...