Year | 1905 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Gun |
Origin & Designer | Britain/Elswick |
Numbers Produced | 92 |
Crew | Crew: 10 No.1: Gun Commander No.2: Breech Operator No.3: Gun Layer No.4: Traverse Operato No.5: Shell Loader No.6: Cartridge Loader No.7: Ammunition No.8: Ammunition No.9: Ammunition No.10: Coverer
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Calibre | 127mm |
Elevation | -4.5° to +35° |
Traverse | 4° Left & Right |
Breech | Wellin Screw |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | No 7 Dial Sight |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4.670mm (L/37) |
Overall Length | 6.80m |
Width | 2.0m |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | In Action: 4.470 kg |
Round Weight | (HE) 27.22 kg (Bagged Charge) |
Muzzle Velocity | 634 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 1 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 11.245m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised (Scammell Pioneer R100 Tractor) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 60 pdr proved its worth during the First World War. It went through various modifications and cartridges before being modernised for mechanization with the Mk. IVP carriage with pneumatic wheels. It was still in service in 1939 and BEF took 19 to France and these were all lost. It last saw action in North Africa serving with British and Commonwealth forces. |