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D10 3-inch, antiaircraft gun mount, M1918, 3-ton, antiaircraft gun trailer, M1918; D11 Gun, and carriage 155 mm, M1917, M1918, M2, M3. (155 mm gun M1918) D12 Items common to 2 or more Group D materiel. D13 Items not authorized for general use; D14 Tools for maintenance of antiaircraft artillery, heavy artillery; D15; D16 Material, 3-inch ...
The Model 1838 bronze 6-pounder was a lighter cannon designed for horse artillery units. Alger delivered 62 and Ames delivered 36 of the Model 1838 gun. Ames also manufactured 27 Model 1840 bronze 6-pounders, which were heavier than the Model 1838. [9] M1841 6-pounder field guns. The Model 1841 bronze 6-pounder cannon proved to be the most ...
For two reasons, canister shot fired from the 3-inch rifle was less effective than canister fired from a 12-pounder Napoleon or a M1841 12-pounder howitzer. First, its 3-inch bore was narrower than the 12-pounder's bore and could fire fewer canister balls. Second, the rifling of the barrel caused the canister to be thrown in an irregular pattern.
The Navy 6-pounder Mark 11 and 3-pounder Mark 14 were made by Driggs-Seabury. [15] Two 6-pounder (57 mm (2.24 in)) Driggs-Seabury guns were adopted by the US Army and designated the M1898 and M1900. Twenty M1898 and forty M1900 weapons were procured. Seventeen of the M1898 weapons were used on troop transports in the Spanish–American War. [16]
Naval gun 47 mm 1.85 inch Ordnance QF 6-pounder: Anti-tank gun 57 mm 2.244 inch Ordnance BL 10-pounder Mountain gun: Mountain gun 69.8 mm 2.75 inch 12-pounder (multiple types) Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 13-pounder: Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch 15- pounder (multiple types) Field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 17- pounder: Anti ...
68-pounder Lancaster gun United Kingdom: 1850s 227: RML 9-inch 12-ton gun United Kingdom: 1865 233: Somerset cannon United Kingdom: 1863 254: RML 10-inch 18-ton gun United Kingdom: 1868 279: RML 11-inch 25-ton gun United Kingdom: 1867 305: RML 12-inch 25-ton gun United Kingdom: 1866 305: RML 12-inch 35-ton gun United Kingdom: 1873 318: RML 12.5 ...
James worked with Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts [2] [4] to produce 3.8 in (97 mm) bore rifled cannon in at least six known variants, also firing James projectiles. Collectively, these are referred to as 14-pounder (6.35 kg) James rifles. The initial type was created by reaming existing 6-pounder (2.72 kg) Model 1841 guns ...
3.8-inch Gun, Models of 1904 and 1907. Similar to the 3-inch gun, but scaled up with a significantly longer barrel - 111.25 inches (2.826 m) overall gun body length instead of 87.8 inches (2.23 m) - in a larger caliber, with a lengthened recoil - 58.5 inches (1.49 m) instead of 45 inches (1.1 m) - as well as with a different extractor. Weighed ...