Difference between revisions of "KAO M1902 naval gun (Heimojenmaa)"

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Designer: KAO (Kuninkaallinen Aseiden Osasto(Royal Armament Department))
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Weight: 50 tonnes
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Length: 9.45 meters
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Caliber: 305mm
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[[category:Emperia]]
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[[category:Heimojenmaa]]
|name= BL 12 inch gun Mk X
 
|origin= United Kingdom
 
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|wars=[[World War I]]
 
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|type=Naval gun
 
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|designer=[[Vickers]]
 
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|manufacturer=[[Vickers]]
 
|service=1906 - 1923
 
|caliber= {{convert|12|in|mm|sigfig=4}}
 
|part_length={{convert|45|ft|m|sigfig=4}} bore (45 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]])
 
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|breech=[[Welin interrupted screw]]
 
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|velocity={{convert|2700|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<ref>2700 ft/second : As quoted in [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/docs/notes/Range_Tables_for_HM_Fleet_1910.php "Range Tables for His Majesty's Fleet, 1910. February, 1911"]; with 260 lb cordite MD size 45 propellant : [[Treatise on Ammunition]], 1915</ref>
 
|cartridge={{convert|850|lb|sigfig=4}} [[British ordnance terms#Common lyddite|Lyddite]], [[Armour-piercing]], [[Shrapnel shell|Shrapnel]]<ref>850 lb shells : [[Treatise on Ammunition]], 1915</ref>
 
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|max_range={{convert|22860|m|yd|abbr=on}}<ref>22,860 metres quoted at : http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/76624x53535/8330/a0.htm This is understood to be the maximum possible range at 45° elevation, which was possible for siege mountings on land but not for naval mounts</ref>
 
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|weight=57 tons barrel & breech<ref>http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/76624x53535/8330/a0.htm</ref>
 
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Revision as of 19:17, 9 February 2018

Designer: KAO (Kuninkaallinen Aseiden Osasto(Royal Armament Department)) Weight: 50 tonnes Length: 9.45 meters Caliber: 305mm