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The 3-inch Gun, Model of 1902 was the U.S. Army’s first nickel steel, quick-firing field gun with a recoil mechanism. Like its predecessor the 3.2-inch gun M1897 , it was a rifled breechloader . Design
The 3-inch gun M1917 was a World War I-era US-made anti-aircraft gun based on the 3-inch gun M1903. It was designed for a fixed mounting and remained in service, primarily at Coast Artillery installations, through World War II .
The 3-inch ordnance rifle was mounted on the standard carriage for the 6-pounder field gun. Because its projectile was heavier than a 6-pound shot, the 3-inch rifle's greater recoil sometimes caused damage to the trail or the cheek pieces of the carriage. [ 17 ]
A 3-inch gun is a gun with a 3-inch bore. Examples include: 3-inch M1902 field gun also M1904, M1905; 3-inch gun M1903 - US coast defense gun, also M1898, M1902 seacoast gun; 3"/50 caliber gun - US dual purpose naval gun; 3"/23 caliber gun - US dual purpose naval gun; QF 3 inch 20 cwt - British anti-aircraft gun; 3-inch Gun M1918 - US anti ...
3-inch M1902 field gun United States: 1902 – World War I 76.2: 3"/21 caliber field gun United States: 1870s 76.2: 76 mm gun M1900 Russian Empire: World War I 76.2: 76 mm divisional gun M1902 Russian Empire: World War I 76.2: 76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 Soviet Union: World War II 76.2: 76 mm divisional gun M1933 Soviet Union: World War II 76.2
The 3-inch gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a 3-inch (76.2 mm) barrel of the anti-aircraft gun T9 and elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was issued exclusively to the US Army tank destroyer battalions starting in 1943.
The 75 mm gun M1916 was a US Army field artillery piece used during and after World War I.It was used as an anti-aircraft gun as well as a field piece. It originated as the 3-inch gun M1913, which was soon modified to the 3-inch gun M1916, which was later altered to the subject weapon.
The 3"/21 caliber gun (spoken "three-inch-twenty-one-caliber") was a field gun for United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. They were a simple horse-drawn artillery gun that were mostly used by the Marines. The guns have also been described as Boat Guns but information on type of mounts has not been found. [1]