8-inch Gun M1
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8-inch Gun M1 | |
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Type | Heavy gun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States United Kingdom |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1939–1942 |
Produced | 1942–1945 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Combat: 69,300 lb (31,400 kg) |
Barrel length | 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m) L/50 |
Shell | separate-loading, bagged charge |
Caliber | 203 mm (8.0 in) |
Breech | Interrupted screw |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | +10° to +50° |
Traverse | 30° (initially), post-war 40° |
Muzzle velocity | 2,840 ft/s (870 m/s) |
Effective firing range | 12.5 mi (20.1 km) (minimum) |
Maximum firing range | 20.24 mi (32.57 km) |
The 8-inch Gun M1 was a 203 mm towed heavy gun developed in the United States. At 32,584 m (35,635 yd), it had the longest range of any US Army field artillery weapon in World War II. It was also used in small numbers by the British Army.
Informations complémentaires
Poids | 0.59 kg |
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Dimensions | 24.5 × 8.5 × 38 cm |
Echelle | 1/35 |
Matériau | Plastique |
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