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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] The 6-pounder carriage weighed 900 lb (408 kg). [18]
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.
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.
It was determined that the weapon was too heavy and had too much recoil for mobile mountings, so a new weapon based on the barrel of the lighter and less powerful 3-inch gun M1898 was developed, designated the 3-inch gun M1918. This was the standard US anti-aircraft gun until partially replaced by the 3-inch gun M3 in 1930; some M1918 guns saw ...
The 3-inch round was chosen because it was the smallest caliber ammunition that could be fitted with a VT radar proximity fuze. The twin barrel mount was believed to be more effective against faster aircraft and guided missiles than the single mounted 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun , hence, the single barrel version of the Mark 26 never saw service use.
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 ...
The first examples of the IFAR 22 were sighted in 2022 at the Indo Defense 2022 exhibition in November. [3]The Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia (Balitbang Kemhan) tested this weapon to meet the needs of the Indonesian National Armed Forces on 13–16 March 2023.
' Assault Rifle 2 ') is a replacement for the Pindad SS1 created by Pindad. [6] It had been seen during the ASEAN Army Rifles contest by foreign media in 2006 [7] aside from exposure by local Indonesian media. The SS2 assault rifles are currently being brought into service with the Indonesian military and police.