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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
2.75 inch mountain gun
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
48
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
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
◎General3MOD.3
- Service Entry Year1890
- Carriage TypeSplit Trail
- In ServiceNo
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre70 mm
- Ordnance Typebreech-loading rifle
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Ammunition2MOD.2
- Ammunition TypesHE
- HE RoundYes
◇Mobility2MOD.2
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhumans, mules, tractors, or trucks
◆Production1MOD.1
- Production Start1,890 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1890Production started
136
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
175FIELD GUNS48PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS148PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is transported with its two wheels separated, allowing for easier deployment and lower profile when in firing position.
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