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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
4.7-inch Gun M1906
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
28
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
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
◎General5MOD.5
- Service Entry Year1911
- Combat Weight3,354 kg
- Travel Weight3,354 kg
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre119.38 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)27.5
- Ordnance TypeField gun
- Breech TypeInterrupted Screw
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)6.65 km
- Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)7.95 km
- Muzzle Velocity518 m/s
- Elevation-5° to +15°
- Traverse8°
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
- Projectile Weight27.2 kg
- Ammunition Typescommon steel shell, shrapnel shell, tracer
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Movertowed
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Total Production209
- Production Start1,907 year
▲Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1911Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1919Production ended
115
years in service
8
years in production
209
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
123FIELD GUNS28PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS1985UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS131PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is mounted between two wheels with a box-like structure connecting them.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
A breech mechanism in artillery where the screw threads are interrupted to allow quick opening and closing of the breech.
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