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6-pounders
6-pounder gun or 6-pdr, usually denotes a gun firing a projectile weighing approximately . Guns of this type include: *QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s; a similar weapon was designed by Driggs-Schroeder for the US Navy *Driggs-Schroeder Marks II and III and Driggs-Seabury M1898 and M1900 57 mm guns on mobile mounts, used by the US Army circa 1890–1920 *QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss, a British 57 mm tank gun of 1917 *QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s very similar to the Hotchkiss *Ordnance QF 6-pounder, a British 57 mm anti-tank and tank gun of World War II * QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun, a British twin mount naval and coast defence gun 1937–1956. Older types include: * Canon de 6 système An XI, a French 6-pounder muzzle-loading cannon of the Napoleonic era * M1841 6-pounder field gun, an American 6-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading cannon of the mid-1800s Guns denoted by calibre Examples simply referred to by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M1841 6-pounder Field Gun
The M1841 6-pounder field gun was a bronze smoothbore muzzleloading cannon that was adopted by the United States Army in 1841 and used from the Mexican–American War to the American Civil War. It fired a round shot up to a distance of at 5° elevation. It could also fire canister shot and spherical case shot (shrapnel). The cannon proved very effective when employed by light artillery units during the Mexican–American War. The cannon was used during the early years of the American Civil War, but it was soon outclassed by newer field guns such as the M1857 12-pounder Napoleon. In the U.S. Army, the 6-pounders were replaced as soon as more modern weapons became available and none were manufactured after 1862. However, the Confederate States Army continued to use the cannon for a longer period because the lesser industrial capacity of the South could not produce new guns as fast as the North. Background By the early 1800s gun-founders knew that two metals were suitable for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
QF 6 Pounder Hotchkiss
The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. Many variants were produced, often under license, which ranged in length from 40 to 58 calibres, with 40 calibre the most common. 6-pounders were widely used by the navies of a number of nations and often used by both sides in a conflict. Due to advances in torpedo delivery and performance, 6-pounder guns were rapidly made obsolete and were replaced with larger guns aboard most larger warships. This led to their being used ashore during World War I as Coastal artillery, coastal defence guns, the first tank guns and as anti-aircraft guns, whether on improvised or specialized Glossary of British ordnance terms#HA/LA, HA/LA mounts. During World War II 6-pounder guns were put back in service to arm small warships and as coastal defence guns. The last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordnance QF 6-pounder
The Ordnance quick-firing 6-pounder 7 cwt,British forces traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately . The approximate weight of the gun barrel and breech, "7 cwt" (cwt = hundredweight), was included in the designation to distinguish this gun from others also firing a 6 lb projectile. or just 6-pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, serving during the Second World War as a primary anti-tank gun of both the British and United States Army (as the 57 mm gun M1). It was also used as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. Although designed before the start of the war, it did not reach service until the North African Campaign in April 1942, where it replaced the 2-pounder as an anti-tank gun, allowing the 25-pounder gun-howitzer to revert to its intended artillery role. Development and production Development Limitations of the existing 2-pounders were apparent even as the gun entered se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driggs-Schroeder
Driggs-Schroeder was the name of several naval artillery, naval guns designed by US Navy officers William H. Driggs and Seaton Schroeder for the United States Navy in the late 1880s, fitted on ships built in the 1890s. Some Driggs-Schroeder weapons were also adopted by the US Army. These guns were initially produced by the William Cramp & Sons shipbuilding company, than a separate Drigg-Schroeder Ordnance Company was founded with Cramps' capital, which in 1896 was united with competing Hotchkiss gun, Hotchkiss Gun Company based in Rhode Island and the American Projectile Company from Massachusetts into American Ordnance Company headed by General Albert C. Ordway. Driggs later founded the Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company in 1897, in partnership with his brother Louis Labadie "L. L." Driggs and Samuel Seabury, a retired US Navy officer. Driggs-Schroeder weapons included QF 1-pounder pom-pom#United States service, 1-pounder, QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss#US service, 3-pounder (Navy Marks 2 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Artillery In The Age Of Sail
The Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571–1862, when large, sail-powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a large variety of types and sizes of cannon as their main armament. By modern standards, these naval artillery pieces were extremely inefficient, difficult to load, and short ranged. These characteristics, along with the handling and seamanship of the ships that mounted them, defined the environment in which the naval tactics in the Age of Sail developed. Firing Firing a naval cannon required a great amount of labour and manpower. The propellant was gunpowder, whose bulk had to be kept in the magazine, a special storage area below deck for safety. ''Powder boys'', typically 10–14 years old, were enlisted to run powder from the magazine up to the gun decks of a vessel as required. A typical firing procedure follows. A wet swab was used to mop out the interior of the barrel, extinguishing any embers from a previous firing which mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driggs-Seabury
Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company was founded in 1897 by Driggs family, William H. Driggs and Samuel Seabury, both US Navy officers, in partnership with William's brother Louis Labadie "L. L." Driggs, originally to produce guns for the US Army and US Navy designed by the partners. After a few reorganizations and an entry into the motor vehicle market, the company reorganized again in 1925; its ultimate fate is unclear from references. History Driggs-Seabury was preceded by the Driggs-Schroeder series of weapons, designed by W. H. Driggs and Seaton Schroeder in the late 1880s and produced by the American Ordnance Company in the 1890s. Driggs-Seabury incorporated the former Seabury Gun Company at its founding. Driggs-Seabury's plant was initially in Derby, Connecticut, in the former Brady Manufacturing facility.Williford, p. 222 Although Seabury died in 1902, followed by Driggs in 1908, the company continued under the leadership of Driggs' brother Louis Labadie "L. L." Driggs until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
QF 6 Pounder 10 Cwt Gun
The British QF (quick-firing) 6-pounder 10 cwt gun"6 pounder" refers to the approximate weight of projectiles, which was a traditional British way of denoting small guns. "10 cwt" referred to the approximate weight of the gun and breech in hundredweight (cwt) rounded up : 10 cwt = 10 × 112 pounds = . It was standard British practice to differentiate guns of the same calibre by adding weight in cwt to the description. was a 57 mm twin-mount light coast defence and naval gun from the 1930s to 1950s. Development Following the emergence of small fast attack craft during the First World War, it was decided that the British Royal Navy Dockyards were vulnerable to attack by motor torpedo boats which had the speed to evade the heavy coast defence guns which defended them. In 1925, a design was adopted for a twin-barrelled weapon capable of sustained semi-automatic fire. The barrels of the weapon could be fired singly or together. The pedestal mounting and the gun crew were enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
