The 8-inch gun M1 was a 203 mm towed heavy gun developed in the United States. At 32,584 m (35,635 yd), it had the longest range of any US Army field artillery...
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240 mm howitzer M1 was designed together with the longer-ranged 8-inch gun M1, and they shared a related carriage. While use of the 8-inch gun was limited...
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M115 howitzer (redirect from 8 inch Howitzer M1)
The M115 203 mm howitzer, also known as the M115 8-inch howitzer, and originally the M1 8-inch howitzer was a towed heavy howitzer developed by the United...
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T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage (redirect from T93 Gun Motor Carriage)
by the United States during World War II. The same mounting with the 8-inch gun M1 was developed as the T93. Neither was built in significant numbers and...
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inch gun M1 was a field gun developed in the United States in the beginning of World War II. It shared the same carriage with the 155mm howitzer M1 and...
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known as M1 155 mm Howitzer M2 155 mm field gun (Long Tom) 4.5-inch gun M1 – version to fire British ammunition M115 203 mm howitzer 8-inch gun M1 M1 240 mm...
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Automatic Gun L/60 57 mm gun M1, or British Ordnance QF 6-pounder 76 mm gun M1, WWII 8-inch gun M1, or M115 howitzer 90 mm gun M1, dual-purpose gun M1 bayonet...
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The 8-inch gun M1888 (203 mm) was a U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps gun, initially deployed 1898–1908 in about 75 fixed emplacements, usually on a disappearing...
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The 6-inch gun M1897 (152 mm) and its variants the M1900, M1903, M1905, M1908, and M1 (a.k.a. T2) were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major...
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M10 tank destroyer (redirect from 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10)
The M10 tank destroyer, formally known as 3-inch gun motor carriage M10 or M10 GMC, was an American tank destroyer of World War II. After US entry into...
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The 120 mm gun M1 was the United States Army's standard super-heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II and the Korean War, complementing the smaller...
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M1. on Carriage M1 (240 mm howitzer M1) D32 Gun, 120 mm, M1. on mount M1 120 mm M1 gun D33 Gun 8-inch, M1. on Carriage M2 (8 inch Gun M1) D34 Gun 90...
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it was used to tow heavy artillery pieces, such as the 8-inch Gun M1 and 240 mm howitzer M1. Its G-number was (G-184). Although in the late 1930s the...
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of numerous weapons including the 3 inch gun. The first specimens of the weapon that was to become the 76 mm Gun M1 were being evaluated in August 1942...
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3-inch gun M1918 was a United States 3-inch anti-aircraft gun that entered service in 1918 and served until it was largely superseded by the 3-inch anti-aircraft...
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The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a...
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The 8-inch Navy gun Mk.VI M3A2 on railway mount M1A1 was a World War II improved replacement for the World War I-era 8-inch (203 mm) M1888 gun and was...
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.30 carbine (redirect from .30 M1 Carbine)
cartridge used in the M1 carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is a light rifle round designed to be fired from the M1 carbine's 18-inch (458 mm) barrel. Shortly...
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US 4.5 inch gun M1 used the same shell design, Mk 1D in UK service with a 6/10 crh. This design was noted for its small amount of HE (3.9 lb (1.8 kg) in...
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The 8"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun (spoken "eight-inch-forty-five--caliber") were used for the secondary batteries of the United States Navy's last pre-dreadnought...
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least 2018 BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun, a British Army field gun of the World War II era 4.5-inch Gun M1, a United States field gun of World War II era...
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The 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18. It had a 3.5 in (90 mm)...
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self-propelled gun Mortars Ordnance ML 4.2 inch mortar Stokes mortar Anti-aircraft guns 37 mm Gun M1 3-inch Gun M1918 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3 120 mm M1 gun 5"/25 caliber...
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An anti-tank gun is a form of artillery designed to destroy tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, normally from a static defensive position. The...
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The 3-inch gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a 3-inch (76.2 mm) barrel of the anti-aircraft...
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wheels although the gun could sometimes still jump over them, presenting a hazard to crews. Marks I–IV differed only in the original 8-inch barrel used and...
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The M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered...
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Field guns are one of two primary types of field artillery. Guns fire a heavy shell on a relatively level trajectory from a longer barrel, allowing for...
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models of the M1 were armed with a 105 mm M68 gun, while later variants feature a license-produced Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 designated M256. The M1 Abrams was...
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antitank gun M1 57 mm Gun: American 57 mm antitank gun M3 90 mm Gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft/antitank gun M5 3-inch gun: American 76.2 mm antitank gun M7...
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