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Written by David Boyd
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Thursday, 01 January 2009 14:25 |
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The 60 Pounder Gun 
The 60 Pounder can be dated back before the First World War were it had been developed as an improvement of the naval 4.7" guns used on field carriages in South Africa. By the beginning of the Second World War some of the guns were still in service but were obviously obsolete and were to be replaced with the 4.5" and 5.5" medium guns. Production of these new weapons were slow and so the 60 Pounder remained in service, some were used in North Africa and were still being used as training equipment until the end of 1944. 60 Pounder Gun characteristics | Weight of gun and breech | 4,900lb | | Total Length | 192.25" | | Length of bore | 185" | | Rifling | 32 groves 1/30 | | Max Elevation | -4.5 - 35 degrees | | Traverse | 4 degrees left/right | | Weight in action | 12,048lb | Ammunition data | Type | HE | | Weight | 60lb | | Muzzle velocity | 2,125fps | | Maximum range | 16,400 yards | Production and conversion of 60pdr equipment (UK only) *No ammunition data listed past June 1940 | | Pre-war | Sep-Dec 1939 | 1940 | | 60pdr to Pneu Carriages | 63 | - | 29 | | 60pdr Trailers | - | 46 | 12 | | 60pdr HE | 21,570 | 5,480 | 8,094 | | 60pdr Shrapnel | 25,029 | 4,680 | 50,360 |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 01 January 2009 14:27 |
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