BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun
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The BL 6-inch gun Mark VII (and the related Mk VIII)[lower-alpha 8] was a British naval gun dating from 1899, which was mounted on a heavy travelling carriage in 1915 for British Army service to become one of the main heavy field guns in the First World War, and also served as one of the main coast defence guns throughout the British Empire until the 1950s.
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Place of origin | United Kingdom |
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Designer | Vickers |
Designed | 1899 |
No. built | 898 |
Variants | Mk VII, Mk VIIv, Mk VIII, Mk XXIV |
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Length | 279.2 inches (7.09 m) |
Barrel length | 269.5 inches (6.85 m) (44.9 cal) |
Crew | 9 |
Shell weight | Lyddite, HE, Shrapnel 100 lb (45 kg)[lower-alpha 2] |
Calibre | 6 in (152 mm) |
Breech | Welin interrupted screw |
Recoil | 16.5 in (419 mm) |
Rate of fire | 8 rpm[lower-alpha 3] |
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