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Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch 15- pounder (multiple types) Field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 17- pounder: Anti-tank gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 18- pounder: Field gun 83.8 mm 3.3 inch Ordnance QF 20-pounder: Tank gun 83.8 mm 3.3 inch Ordnance QF 25-pounder: Gun-howitzer 87.6 mm 3.45 inch Ordnance QF 32-pounder: Tank gun 94 mm 3.7 inch
For example, a 4-inch gun of 50 calibers would have a barrel 4 in × 50 = 200 in long (written as 4" L/50 or 4"/50). A 16-inch gun of 50 calibers (16" L/50) has a barrel length of 50 × 16 = 800 inches (66 ft 8 in). Both 14-in and 16-in navy guns were common in World War II.
This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same load as the highest muzzle velocity, since the bullet weights can differ between loads).
Garden gun calibers: 9mm Flobert shot, 9mm Flobert shot, .22 Long Rifle shot, .22 Long Rifle, .22 Long Rifle shot, .22 CB Short, and 9mm Flobert BB cap Also seen in limited numbers are smoothbore firearms in calibers smaller than .360 such as .22 Long Rifle (UK No. 1 bore) and 9mm Flobert rimfire (UK No. 3 bore), designed for short-range pest ...
Calibers in the size range of (mm, inches): 2 mm (.079+ caliber) ... Table of handgun and rifle cartridges; By name. List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges;
In World War I 45-caliber naval gun barrels were typical, in World War II 50- to 55-caliber barrels were common, with Germany already manufacturing tank guns of 70 calibers by 1943. Today, 60- to 70-caliber barrels are not uncommon, but the latest technology has allowed shorter barrels of 55 calibers to attain muzzle velocities of 1,750 m/s ...
Ballistic & terminal ballistics comparison; Rifle Caliber Cartridge Bullet weight Velocity Energy Effective range Accuracy Group/Hits* Penetration Ballistic gelatin @ 10 meters 20 shot group @ 100 yards 20 shot group @ 300 yards 20 shot group @ 600 yards 20 shot group @ 800 yards 10 shot group @ 1000 yards; M16A2 5.56×45mm: SS109 / M855 62 gr ...
10"/31 caliber gun United States: 1890s - 1921 254 mm (10.0 in) 10"/40 caliber gun Mark 3 United States: 1890 - 1921 254 mm (10.0 in) RML 10 inch 18 ton gun United Kingdom: 1868 - 1900s 254 mm (10.0 in) BL 10 inch Mk II - IV 32-caliber guns United Kingdom: 1885 - 1900s 254 mm (10.0 in) Cannone da 254/40 A Kingdom of Italy: 1893 - 1940s