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| Bore |
1.850" 47mm |
| Ammunition Type |
HE fixed ammunition |
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Weight of round |
3.30 lbs 1.497 kg |
|
Velocity |
1884 feet per second 574 meters per second |
|
Maximum
elevation |
50 degrees |
|
Range |
6500 yards 5944 meters |
The 3pdr Hotchkiss gun was a very old design originally
developed in 1886 to deal with torpedo
boats wherever 6pdr
mountings were too heavy. The original mounts could elevate to only 25
degrees and the published range tables were good to only 6500 yards,
although most mounts were converted to give a maximum elevation of 50
degrees. The only ships in the Pacific larger than yard craft that
carried this weapon were the Grimsby-class sloops.
References
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