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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
8.4 cm Feldgeschütz Ord 1879
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1879–
Quantity
400
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
56
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
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 Year1879
- Combat Weight425 kg
- Crew7
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre84 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)25.6
- Ordnance Typefield gun
- Recoil SystemNone / Rigid
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Muzzle Velocity465 m/s
◇Mobility1MOD.1
- Prime Moversix horses
◆Ammunition Handling1MOD.1
- Resupply Vehiclelimber
▤Dimensions2MOD.2
- Length3.5 m
- Width1.7 m
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Total Production400
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1879Production started
147
years in service
400
units produced
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 ↗
192FIELD GUNS56PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS89SWITZERLAND · ALL WEAPONS68PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
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