Year | 1918 |
Weapon Type | Light Field Gun |
Origin & Designer | Britain/Various |
Numbers Produced | 59 |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 83.8mm (84x295R) |
Elevation | -5° to +37° |
Traverse | 8° |
Breech | Asbury/Wellin Screw |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.340mm (L/28) |
Overall Length | 5.029m |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 1.968kg Weight in Action: 1.413 kg |
Round Weight | 8.4 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 495 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 20 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 10.100m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Horse Drawn (Six Horses) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The M1904 was initially the standard British field gun which equipped field artillery regiments during the First World War. The Estonians received these guns as war aid and issued them to field gun batteries in artillery groups. |