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Confederate-made 12-pounder howitzer is displayed at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The Model 1841 bronze 12-pounder howitzer barrel was 53.0 in (134.6 cm) from the base ring to the muzzle and weighed 785 lb (356 kg). The diameter of the bore (caliber) was 4.62 in (11.73 cm) and the bore length was 43.25 in (109.86 cm).
The M1841 mountain howitzer was a mountain gun used by the United States Army during the mid-nineteenth century, from 1837 to about 1870. It saw service during the Mexican–American War of 1847–1848, the American Indian Wars , and during the American Civil War , 1861–1865 (primarily in the more rugged western theaters ).
The Model 1841 bronze 24-pounder howitzer barrel was 65.0 in (165.1 cm) from the base ring to the muzzle and weighed 1,320 lb (599 kg). The diameter of the bore (caliber) was 5.82 in (14.78 cm) and the bore length was 61 in (154.94 cm).
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The effective length of the barrel (from breech to muzzle) is divided by the barrel diameter to give a dimensionless quantity. [2]: 81 For example, the main guns of the Iowa-class battleships can be referred to as 16"/50 caliber. They are 16 inches in diameter and the barrel is 800 inches long (16 × 50 = 800).
Coupled to the 6-pounder field gun in allocations of the pre-war Army, the M1841 12-pounder howitzer was represented by Models of 1835, 1838 and 1841. With a light weight and respectable projectile payload, the 12-pounder was only cycled out of the main field army inventories as production and availability of the 12-pounder "Napoleon" rose, and ...
Model 1841 bronze 6-pounder cannon specifications [16] Description Dimension 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)
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...