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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the towed artillery & mortars category.
01 / Overview
11-inch mortar M1877
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
27
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the towed artillery & mortars category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1891
- Combat Weight10,319 kg
- Carriage TypeGarrison / Fixed Mount
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre280 mm
- Ordnance Typecoastal and fortress mortar
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydraulic
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Maximum Range (standard)8.5 km
- Rate of Fire (sustained)0.33
- Traverse360°
◇Ammunition1MOD.1
- Ammunition Typesbagged charges and projectiles
◆Production2MOD.2
- Total Production93
- Production Start1,885 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1886Production started
- 1891Production ended
- 1904First deployment: Russo-Japanese War
140
years in service
5
years in production
93
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS RANKING Towed Artillery & Mortars · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
275TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS27PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS1576RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS214PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTowed Artillery & Mortarscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A fixed mount or garrison artillery refers to a weapon system permanently emplaced for defensive or coastal fortification duties, not designed for mobile deployment.
Operated, moved, or controlled by fluid pressure, typically oil, used in mechanisms like recoil systems to absorb and manage energy.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
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