1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II
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The 1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II was a British light artillery piece designed during World War I. Originally intended for use in trench warfare, it was instead tested for air-to-air and air-to-ground use by aircraft. Although it fired shells and had no capability to launch rockets, it was widely but misleadingly known as the "Vickers-Crayford rocket gun."
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1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II | |
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Type | Light field gun and aerial cannon |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1917 |
Used by | United Kingdom |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Vickers |
Specifications | |
Mass | 47 lb (21.3 kg) 90 lb (41 kg) including mounting stock and yoke-pintle |
Crew | 1 |
Shell | Incendiary, AP, and HE cartridges |
Shell weight | 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg) (high-explosive shell) |
Calibre | 1.59 in (40 mm) |
Breech | Simple block |
Recoil | 7 to 7.5 in (148 to 159 mm) |
Rate of fire | 50 rounds in 30 minutes from aircraft reported |
Muzzle velocity | Incendiary: 800 ft/s (244 m/s) AP: 1,000 ft/s (305 m/s) HE: 780 ft/s (238 m/s) |
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