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The 18 cm kurze Kanone M 80 (short cannon) was a heavy siege howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I.Designed to replace the M 61 series of siege guns the M 80 family of siege guns offered greater range and armor penetration than the older guns.
A fire hydrant marked as 3-inch. The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement.It is equal to 1 / 36 yard or 1 / 12 of a foot.
The Japanese Type 41 4.7-inch/40 (12 cm) naval gun was a license-produced copy of the Elswick Mark IV. Initially, a number were procured directly from Elswick in England. Initially, a number were procured directly from Elswick in England.
The Germans designated captured British guns as 11.4 cm leFH 361(e) and Russian guns as 11.5 cm leFH 362(r). [ 16 ] [ page needed ] 4.5-inch howitzers equipped British and Australian batteries in the Western Desert in 1940 and 1941 , and Australian units in Syria . [ 17 ]
18.75 inches (476.2 mm) Elevation • -15°/+85° Maximum elevation rate: 25°/sec: Traverse • 150° from either side of centerline Maximum traversing rate: 40°/sec: Rate of fire: As built/designed: 40 rounds per minute automatic Down-rated to 28 rounds per minute in 1968: Muzzle velocity: 2,650 ft/s (807.7 m/s) Maximum firing range
The 46 cm (18.1 in) 46 cm/45 Type 94 naval rifle was a wire-wound gun. Mounted in three 3-gun turrets (nine per ship), they served as the main armament of the two Yamato-class battleships that were in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. When the turrets and the guns were mounted, each weighed 2,510 tons, which is about ...
When she was 18, Beckinsale said she was "felt up by somebody that I really trusted on a crew." She said she went to the lead actress, who is "known for being a supporter of women," but the ...
Rifling was of the "polygroove plain section" type, with 33 grooves increasing from 0 to 1 turn in 50 calibres (i.e. 1 turn in 800 in (2,000 cm)) at the muzzle. [3] The 16 inch 80 ton was a second-generation RML gun, equipped with polygroove rifling and firing only studless ammunition and using automatic gas-checks for rotation.