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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
14"/50 caliber railway guns
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · WORLD WAR I
45
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
25
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
- Service Entry Year1918
- Carriage TypeRailway Mounting
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre355.6 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)50
- Ordnance Typenaval gun
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Maximum Range (standard)38.4 km
- Muzzle Velocity853 m/s
- Elevation0–43°
- Traverse2.5° L & R
◇Ammunition1MOD.1
- Projectile Weight635 kg
◆Mobility1MOD.1
- Prime Moversteam locomotive
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production11
- Production Start1,918 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production started
108
years in service
0
years in production
11
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
202FIELD GUNS45WORLD WAR I · FIELD GUNS2295UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS234PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Method of transporting artillery by mounting it on a railway flatcar for movement along rail lines.
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