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The Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval or 6-inch howitzer was a French artillery piece and part of a system established by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval.The Old French inch (French: pouce) was 1.066 English inches long so the weapon can accurately be described as a 6.4-inch howitzer.
The Model 686 Classic Hunter was introduced in 1988 and has a 150 mm (6 in) barrel and a non-fluted cylinder; the Model 686 Black Stainless was introduced in 1989 and has either a 100 or 150 mm (4 or 6 in) barrel with a black finish, with production limited to 5000; the Model 686 National Security Special was introduced in 1992 and has a 76 or ...
Subdivisions of an inch are typically written using dyadic fractions with odd number numerators; for example, two and three-eighths of an inch would be written as 2 + 3 / 8 ″ and not as 2.375″ nor as 2 + 6 / 16 ″. However, for engineering purposes fractions are commonly given to three or four places of decimals and have been ...
152.4 mm (6.00 in) Type 41 6 inch 40 caliber Japan: 1908 - 1945 152.4 mm (6.00 in) 15 cm/45 41st Year Type Japan: 1904 - 1945 152.4 mm (6.00 in) 15 cm/50 41st Year Type Japan: World War I - World War II 152.4 mm (6.00 in) 6 inch 35 caliber naval gun 1877 Russian Empire: 1880s - 1910s 152.4 mm (6.00 in) 152 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1892
In terms of the ability to punch holes in fortifications, at that long range the light 24 lb (11 kg) shell would be expected to only breach a 6-inch-thick (150 mm) brick wall. In contrast, the greater mass and retained velocity of the 300 lb (140 kg) shell would enable it to penetrate 6 to 7 ft (180 to 210 cm) of brick (given the quality of the ...
Three versions of this breech-loading rifled naval gun were produced, the 6-inch/47 Mark 16 Mod 0, the 6-inch/47 Mark 16 Mod 1, and 6-inch/47 Mark 17. "6-inch /47" refers to a bore diameter (caliber) of 6 inches (152 mm) and a bore length of 47 calibers (ie 47 × 6 inch; 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 metres). "Mark 16" indicates it is the 16th design ...
Albemarle was equipped with two 6.4-inch (160 mm) Brooke rifled cannon (similar to a Parrott rifle); each double-banded cannon weighed more than 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) with its pivot carriage and other attached hardware. Both cannons were positioned along the ironclad's center-line in the armored casemate, one forward, the other aft.
The 301.6-cubic-inch (4.9 L) GMC inline six was produced from 1952 to 1960, when it was replaced by the V6. It has a square bore/stroke ratio of 4 by 4 inches (101.6 mm × 101.6 mm). This is the largest raised-deck engine. It was originally designed for the GMC military M135 and M211.