QF 13-pounder gun
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The Ordnance QF 13-pounder[lower-alpha 1] (quick-firing) field gun was the standard equipment of the British and Canadian Royal Horse Artillery at the outbreak of World War I.
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Ordnance QF 13-pounder | |
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Type | Light field gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1904–1940 (UK) |
Used by | British Empire |
Wars | World War I, Easter Rising, World War II |
Production history | |
No. built | 416[1] |
Variants | Mk I, Mk II |
Specifications | |
Mass | Barrel & breech 685 lb (311 kg); Total 2,236 lb (1,014 kg)[2] |
Barrel length | Bore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m); Total 6 ft (1.8 m)[2] |
Crew | 9[2] |
Shell | Fixed QF 76.2 x 313 mm R[3] |
Shell weight | 12.5 lb (5.7 kg) Shrapnel, later HE |
Calibre | 3-inch (76.2 mm) L/23 |
Recoil | Hydro-spring, constant, 41 in (1.0 m)[2] |
Carriage | Wheeled, pole trail |
Elevation | -5°to +16°[2] |
Traverse | 4° L & R[2] |
Muzzle velocity | 1,675 ft/s (511 m/s)[2] |
Maximum firing range | 5,900 yd (5,400 m)[1] |
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