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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the naval guns category.
01 / Overview
68 pounder gun
Category
Country
Production
1841–1861
Quantity
2,000
Unit Price (current)
$35.8K↗ 3477% inflation · 1860→2025
Original Price
$1.0K (1860)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NAVAL GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
115
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
35
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$35.8K
Original: $1.0K (1860)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the naval guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon Typesmoothbore muzzle-loading cannon
- Weight88 kg
- Length2.896 m
- Diameter206.248 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing4MOD.4
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Range2.743 km
- Maximum Range (gun)3.307 km
- Rate of Fire (gun)1
◇Warhead3MOD.3
- Warhead Typesolid shot, explosive shell, grapeshot, case shot, heated shot
- Warhead Weight30.844 kg
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform4MOD.4
- Launch PlatformShip / Surface
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
- Ship-LaunchedYes
- Air-LaunchedNo
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production2,000
- Unit Cost225 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1841Production started
- 1853First deployment: Crimean War
- 1861Production ended
185
years in service
20
years in production
2,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
NAVAL GUNS RANKING Naval Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
260NAVAL GUNS115PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · NAVAL GUNS966UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS12PRICE · NAVAL GUNS844PRICE · ALL WEAPONS252PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NAVAL GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theNaval Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Surface ship from which a torpedo is launched, typically a destroyer, cruiser, or dedicated torpedo boat.
Ship-launched: a torpedo designed to be deployed from surface warships using onboard launch tubes or deck-mounted launchers.
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