8-inch gun M1
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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.
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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) |
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