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The 5-inch gun M1897 (127 mm) and its variant the M1900 were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1920. For most of their history they were operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps .
The M1897 guns used the same 75×350 mm R ammunition as the 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6 tank guns of the M3 Lee, M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, and 'gunship' version of the North American B-25 Mitchell bomber. The M2 was a L/31 gun, the M1897 was L/36, and the M3 was L/40.
3-inch gun M1903; 3-inch gun M1918; 3-inch M1902 field gun; 3-inch M1917; 3.2-inch gun M1897; 4.7-inch gun M1906; 5-inch gun M1897; 6-inch gun M1897; 8-inch gun M1888; 10-inch gun M1895; 12-inch coast defense mortar; 12-inch gun M1895; 14-inch/50-caliber railway gun; 14-inch gun M1907; 16-inch gun M1895; 37 mm Infantry Gun Model 1917; 75 mm gun ...
The U.S. designation of the basic weapon was 75 mm Gun M1897. [27] There were 480 American 75 mm field gun batteries (over 1,900 guns) on the battlefields of France in November 1918. [ 28 ] Manufacture of the French 75 by American industry began in the spring of 1918 and quickly built up to an accelerated pace. [ 28 ]
5-inch gun M1897 United States: World War I 130: 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) Soviet Union: Cold War 130: Type 59 field gun People's Republic of China: Cold War 130: 130 K 90-60 Finland: Modern 135: Krupp 13.5 cm FK 1909 German Empire: World War I 140: BL 5.5-inch gun United Kingdom: World War II 145: Canon de 145 L modele 1916 Saint ...
A 5-inch gun is a gun with a 5-inch bore. Examples include these naval weapons: BL 5 inch gun Mk I – V British naval and coast defence guns of 1880s-1890s; 5-inch gun M1897 and M1900 - US Army coast artillery weapons 1900-1920; 5"/25 caliber US anti-aircraft gun; 5"/40 caliber gun - USN gun; 5"/50 caliber gun - USN gun; 5"/51 caliber US anti ...
M1897 can refer to: Canon de 75 modèle 1897, a field gun (also 75 mm gun M1897 in US service) 5-inch gun M1897, a US coast artillery gun; 6-inch gun M1897, a US coast artillery gun; Winchester Model 1897, a shotgun; Webley-pocket M1897, a revolver
The 5-inch (127 mm)/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 in (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. [1] It was designed and built by United Defense , a company later acquired by BAE Systems Land & Armaments , which continued manufacture.