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The British ML 9.45-inch (240 mm) mortar was a design based on the 240 mm mortar in 1915 and introduced in 1916. The British version differed from the French LT weapon in that the propellant charge was loaded through the muzzle [5] whereas the French 240 mm had the charge loaded through the breech in a brass cartridge case.
A Dutch journal noted that the 24 cm MRK L/25.5 gun was like the 'Dutch' 24 cm MRK L/25, except for these changes: minor increase of weight to 18,000 kg; minor increase of length to L/25.5; corresponding increased length of bore of L/22.5, and increased diameter of the chamber from 247 mm to 286 mm, making it significantly wider than the ...
The 7.92×33mm Kurz has a 2.22 ml (34.3 grain H 2 O) cartridge case capacity.. 7.92×33mm Kurz maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions.All sizes in millimeters (mm). Americans define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 17.5 degrees. The common rifling twist rate for this cartridge is 240 mm (1 in 9.45 in), four grooves, Ø lands = 7.89 millimetres (0.311 in), Ø grooves = 8.20 millimetres (0.323 in ...
As of December 2013 the 7.62×54mmR is mainly used in designated marksman and sniper rifles like the Dragunov sniper rifle, SV-98 and machine guns like the PKM. It is also one of the few (along with the .22 Hornet, .30-30 Winchester, and .303 British) bottlenecked, rimmed centerfire rifle cartridges still in common use today. Most of the ...
The widespread availability of standard size Mauser 98 rifles and the fact that the .375 H&H Magnum cartridge and its necked down version the .300 H&H Magnum with approximately 72 mm (2.83 in) case length were too long to fit in standard sized Mauser 98 bolt-action rifles makes the shorter 8×68mm S, 6.5×68mm and .375 Hölderlin interesting ...
The Long Rifle has a 36 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (93 cm) barrel and three barrel bands. Its total length (without bayonet) is 54 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (138 cm) in length. It was issued to line infantry and has three-groove rifling with one turn in 78 inches (200 cm). The Short Rifle has a 30.5-inch (77 cm) barrel and two barrel bands with iron furniture.
Gun drill for 9.2-inch B.L. howitzer Mark II 1920 at State Library of Victoria; Gun drill for 9.2-inch B.L. howitzer Mark II carriage Mark II 1923 at State Library of Victoria; Service handbook of the 9.2 inch Howitzer matériel model of 1917 (Vickers Mark I) and model of 1918 (Vickers Mark II). United States. War Department.
It was typically used on cruisers and heavier ships, although V and W-class destroyers of 1917 also mounted the gun. Mk V was superseded by the QF 4 inch Mk XVI as the HA (i.e. anti-aircraft) gun on new warships in the 1930s, but it continued to serve on many ships such as destroyers, light and heavy cruisers in World War II. [4]