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On ORP Błyskawica, Gdynia (re-bored to 100 mm). A pair at South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg; A pair in a turret from INS Haifa, at Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa, Israel. Two single guns on HMAS Diamantina, Brisbane, Australia; One twin gun at the Marinemuseet, Horten, Norway.
The 100 mm (3.9 in) L/65 caliber Type 98 gun utilized a horizontal sliding breech, in addition to either monobloc (made from a single forging) or replaceable liner construction of the barrel. The gun featured a spring-powered rammer that was cocked by means of the recoil of the gun being fired; this allowed the rammer to load the gun at any ...
The 100 mm gun sp has been used in the French navy on most warships equal or greater than avisos (the A69 especially, built and exported in 20 units). The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle , with her MBDA Aster -only defence, is the main exception.
The KS-19 is a towed anti-aircraft gun that was specifically designed to excel in ground combat, particularly against armored targets and as artillery. [3] Due to its towed nature, it requires an external means of mobility, typically an AT-S Medium or AT-T Heavy tracked artillery tractor. [3]
The 3-inch 20 cwt gun was superseded by the QF 3.7-inch (94 mm) AA gun from 1938 onwards, but numbers of various Marks remained in service throughout World War II. In Naval use it was being replaced in the 1920s by the QF 4-inch (100 mm) Mk V on HA (high-angle) mounting.
The QF 4-inch gun Mk IV [note 1] was the main gun on most Royal Navy and British Empire destroyers in World War I.It was introduced in 1911 as a faster-loading light gun successor to the BL 4 inch Mk VIII gun.
The 100 mm gun-launcher 2A70 (GRAU designation: 2А70) is a model of low-pressure rifled cannons designed in the Soviet Union by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Integrated into Bakhcha-U and Sinitsa turret modules, the gun equips the BMD-4 , BMP-3 , and BTR-90M infantry fighting vehicles .
In French service there were two main models the Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1889 T97 and Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1897 T97. [3] Poland had two Modèle 1891 guns in service as coastal artillery under the designation Canet 100 mm wz. 1891. [4] The two Polish guns were purchased in March 1924 with a French loan to rearm the Polish army.