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FIELD ARTILLERY EQUIPMENTS]
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| Austria 1905. |
Belgium 1905. |
Brazil 1904. |
Denmark 1902. |
France 1898– 1902. |
Germany 1906. |
Great Britain F.A· 1903. |
Great Britain H.A· 1903. |
Italy 1906. |
Japan 1905. |
Rumania 1904. |
Russia 1903. |
Spain 1906. |
Switzer- land 1903. |
United States 1902. | |
| Calibre, inches | 3·01 | 2·95 | 295 | 2·95 | 2·95 | 3·03 | 3·3 | 3 | 2·95 | 2·95 | 2·95 | 3 | 2·95 | 2·95 | 3 |
| Weight of shrapnel, ℔. | 14·72 | 14·3 | 12·1 | 14·85 | 15·96 | 15 | 1848 | 12·54 | 14·3 | 14·3 | 14·3 | 14·41* | 14·3 | 14 | 15 |
| Number of bullets. . | 316+16 | 360 | 235 | 295 | 300 | 300 | 364 | 263 | 360 | 210 | 295 | 260 | 294 | 210 | 252 |
| Number of bullets to the ℔. | 50 and 35 | 50 | 42 | 41·3 | 38 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 36·4 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 36·3 | 36·5 |
| Whether H.E. shell carried | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Muzzle velocity, f.-s. | 1640 | 1640 | 1600 | 1640 | 1739 | 1525 | 1590 | 1658 | 1675 | 1706 | 1640 | 1930 | 1640 | 1590 | 1700 |
| Muzzle energy, ft.-tons | 275 | 266 | 215 | 277 | 334 | 242 | 324 | 239 | 279 | 288 | 267 | 373 | 267 | 245 | 300 |
| Weight of gun, cwt. | 7 | 6·67 | 5·7 | 6·42 | 9 | 7·66 | 9 | 6 | 6·9 | 6·8* | 7·37 | 7·85 | 6·67 | 6·48 | 6·9 |
| Weight of gun and carriage | 20 | 20 | 16·3 | 20·5 | 22·4 | 186 | 24·75 | 195 | 19·75 | 19·7 | 21 | 20·75 | 20·4 | 19·75 | 21 |
| Weight of gun and limber filled | 37·5 | 34·5 | 26·7 | 36·6 | 37 | 34·4 | 40 | 32·5 | 33·45 | 33·2 5 | 34·8 | 38·5 | 34·2 | 35·5 | 37·3 |
| Maximum elevation, degrees | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17* | 16 | 164 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Traverse each way, degrees | 4 | 31/2 | 3 | 31/2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31/2 | 3 | 23/4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Length of recoil, inches | 51·5 | 51 | 44 | 54 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 42·5 | 50 | 53 | 50 |
| Height of wheels | 4′ 3″ | 4′ 31/4″ | 4′ 2″ | 4' 3″ | 4′* | 4′ 51/4″ | 4′ 8″ | 4′ 8″ | 4′ 31/2″ | 4′ 31/2″* | 4′ 31/2″ | 4′ 4″ | 4′ 31/2″ | 4′ 31/2″ | 4' 8″ |
| Line of sight, whether independent | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sights, goniometric, telescopic, panorama or ordinary |
P. | P. | T.G. | T.G. | G. | T.G. | T.G. | T.G. | T.P. | T.G. | T.G. | O.P. | T.G. | 0. | O.P. |
| Length of gun, calibres . | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 27·3 | 29·4 | 24·4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29·2 |
| Breech action, wedge, swinging block,or eccentric screw |
W. | W. | W. | W. | E.S. | W. | S.B. | S.B. | W. | W. | W. | S.B. | S.B. | W. | S.B. |
| Thickness of shield, inches | 0·18 | 0·2 | 0·177 | 0·236 | 0·2 | 0·155 | 0·155* | 0·155* | 0·1575 | 0·118 | 0·236 | 0·2 | 0·18 | 0·17 | 0·2 |
| Traverse on pivot or alongaxle | P. | P. | P. | P. | A. | P. | P. | P. | P. | P. | P. | A. | A. | P. | P. |
| Number of rounds in limber.. . | 33 | 40 | 32 | 44 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 36 |
| Number of rounds in wagon limber | 30 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 36 |
| Number of rounds in wagon body | 60 | 61 | 40 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 64 | 60 | 64 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 70 |
| Number of rounds per gun | 168 | 242 | 192 | 284 | 312 | 1261 | 176 | 176 | 224 | 228 | 288 | 212 | 278 | 280 | 3582 |
| Weight of wagon, packed cwt. | 38·5 | 35·3 | 24 | 39·4 | 38·5 | 35 | 36·75 | 30·5 | 36 | 34·5* | 34 | 38 | 32 | 35·3 | 37 |
| No. of guns in battery | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| No. of wagons in battery | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Maker. | State, Skoda &Ehrhardt |
Krupp & Cockerill |
Krupp | Krupp | State | State | State, Elswick Ordnance Co., Vickers, Maxim and Coventry Ordnance Works |
Krupp | State and Krupp |
Krupp | Putilov | Schneider | Krupp | State and Ehrhardt | |
These weights do not include the gunners.Doubtful figures are marked thus.*
1In addition to the wagons with light ammunition column, now raised to 62 per battery.2Including four rounds with gun.
