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Muzzle velocity. 1,685 ft/s (514 m/s) Maximum firing range. 6,530 yd (5,970 m) Feed system. Hand. The 3.2-inch gun M1897 (81 mm), with its predecessors the M1885 and M1890, was the U.S. Army 's first steel, rifled, breech loading field gun. It was the Army's primary field artillery piece in the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War ...
The M1897 guns used the same 75×350 mm R ammunition as the 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6 tank guns of the M3 Lee, M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, and 'gunship' version of the North American B-25 Mitchell bomber. The M2 was a L/31 gun, the M1897 was L/36, and the M3 was L/40. The muzzle velocity of the M2 was 1,930 ft/s (588 m/s), the M1897 was 2,000 ft/s (610 m ...
In the years 1879–1881, six of these guns were re-bored to a caliber of 3.18 in (81 mm), re-rifled, converted to breechloaders, and renamed 3.2-inch Breechloading Rifles (Converted). The guns performed well in their new configuration and this experiment eventually led to the adoption of the 3.2-inch gun M1897. In 1903, more than 200 obsolete ...
Rifling of a 75 modèle 1897. Range setting device. The French 75 mm field gun is a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75 mm Mle 1897. It was commonly known as the French 75, simply the 75 and Soixante-Quinze (French for "seventy-five").
6,000 yd (5,500 m) at 15° elevation. Maximum firing range. 8,500 yd (7,800 m) approx. Feed system. hand. The 3-inch Gun, Model of 1902 was the U.S. Army ’s first nickel steel, quick-firing field gun with a recoil mechanism. Like its predecessor the 3.2-inch gun M1897, it was a rifled breechloader .
The 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18. It had a 3.5 in (90 mm) diameter bore, and a 50 caliber barrel, giving it a length of 15 ft (4.6 m). It was capable of firing a 3.5 in × 23.6 in (90 mm × 600 mm) shell 62,474 ft (19,042 m) horizontally, or a ...
The 5-inch gun M1897 (127 mm) and its variant the M1900 were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1920. For most of their history they were operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps. They were installed on balanced pillar (a form of disappearing carriage) or pedestal (aka barbette ...
The pair also reconciled for the "Bloody Valentine" singer's birthday in April. Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly got engaged in 2022. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. Kelly ...