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  2. RML 13-pounder 8 cwt - Wikipedia

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    The 13-pounder was the last Rifled Muzzle Loading field gun to be produced, with production starting in 1879. Unlike the 9 and 16 Pounder RML guns, the 13-pounder had a much greater muzzle length. They could be finished as muzzle loaders or breech loaders, however they were all ordered to be finished as muzzle loaders. [ 1 ]

  3. RML 9-pounder 8 and 6 cwt guns - Wikipedia

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    The RML 9-pounder 8 cwt gun and the RML 9-pounder 6 cwt gun were British Rifled, Muzzle Loading (RML) field, horse and naval artillery guns manufactured in England in the 19th century. They fired a projectile weighing approximately 9 pounds (4.1 kg). "8 cwt" and "6 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun to differentiate it from other 9-pounder guns.

  4. RML 7-pounder mountain gun - Wikipedia

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    Development began in 1864 to replace the RBL 6-pounder 2.5-inch (64 mm) gun of 3 long hundredweight (340 lb; 150 kg), which had proved too heavy for a mountain gun. . Several Mks of 7-pounder RML of 2 long hundredweight (220 lb; 100 kg) were tried in 1865 by boring out and rifling old SBML bronze guns, but were still too

  5. British standard ordnance weights and measurements - Wikipedia

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    The 18th century standards were based on a projectile's weight, which dates back to use of muzzle loaded cannons that fired solid cannonballs. The bore designations are only an approximate relationship to the actual weight of the projectile when it was applied to modern artillery.

  6. QF 13-pounder gun - Wikipedia

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    All members of the gun detachments were mounted on their own horses. As the war progressed the increasing air activity created a requirement for a medium anti-aircraft gun. Some 13-pounders were slightly modified to become "Ordnance QF 13 pdr Mk III" and mounted on high-angle mounts to produce what became known as the 13-pounder 6 cwt anti ...

  7. 125 mm smoothbore ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Projectile weight: 3.6 kg; Muzzle velocity: 1800 m/s; Muzzle energy: 5.8 MJ; Penetration: 245 mm at 0° at 2000 m, 140 mm at 60° at 2000 m, (energy at 2000 m is 4.2 MJ)

  8. College football games today: How to watch, stream Saturday's ...

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    With CFP positioning on the line in many of these games, here is how to watch all of the action today that will shape the playoff.

  9. M1841 6-pounder field gun - Wikipedia

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    Weight of the gun barrel: 880 lb (399.2 kg) Diameter of the bore (caliber) 3.67 in (9.32 cm) Length of the bore: 57.5 in (146.1 cm) Length of the bore in calibers: 15.7 Length from the rear of the base ring to the face of the muzzle: 60 in (152.4 cm) Length from the rear of the knob to the face of the muzzle: 65.6 in (166.6 cm)