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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
6 inch siege gun M1877
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
75
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
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 Year1877
- Combat Weight5,300 kg
- Travel Weight6,660 kg
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre152.4 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)22
- Ordnance Typerifled breech loader
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemNone / Rigid
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Elevation-16° to +38°
- TraverseNone
◇Ammunition7MOD.7
- Ammunition Typesseparate-loading bagged charges and projectiles
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse team or artillery tractor
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length3.6 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Total Production1,370
- Production Start1,877 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1877Production started
149
years in service
0
years in production
1,370
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 7 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries7country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
232FIELD GUNS75PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS1628RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS25PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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 a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
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