QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss

QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss

Infobox Weapon


caption=Mk V tank showing short 6 pounder gun barrel
name=QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss Mk 1 - 2
target=general
origin= UK
is_artillery=yes
is_UK=yes
is_ranged=yes
used_by=UK
wars=World War I
designer=Hotchkiss
design_date=
manufacturer=
prod_date=
type=Tank gun
date=
service=1917 - 19??
caliber=2.244 in (57 mm)
part_length=Bore: 52.12 inch (1.32 m) 23 calibres
Total: 60 inch (1.52 m)
carriage=
breech=Vertical sliding block
rate=
velocity=1,350 ft/s (411 m/s)
cartridge=Fixed QF, HE convert|6|lb|abbr=on
ammo_wt=
range=7,300 yards (6,675 m)
recoil=hydro-spring
weight=
length=
crew=
number=
elevation=
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The Ordnance QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss Mk 1 and Mk 2 was a shortened version of the original QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, and was developed specifically for use in the sponsons of the later Marks of British tanks in World War I, from Mark IV onwards.

History

The original 6 pounder had turned out to be too long for use with the current British heavy tank designs, which mounted guns in sponsons rather than turrets, the muzzles of the long barrels sometimes digging into the mud when the vehicle crossed trenches. The 6 pounder 6 cwt Mk I of single tube construction was introduced in January 1917 in the Mark IV tank. The Mk II gun was developed at the same time, having a built-up barrel construction.Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 39]


ee also

*List of artillery#Tank guns

Notes

References

*I.V. Hogg and L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.

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